Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Parent taxon: Tainoceratidae according to D. Korn 2025
See also Niko and Mapes 2016, Sepkoski 2002, Shimanskiy 1967 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Aulagonoceras, Aulametacoceras, Clavinautilus, Corotainoceras, Epitainoceras, Eulomacoceras, Germanonautilus, Gujiaonautilus, Hefengnautilus, Hexagonites, Hunanoceras, Lirometacoceras, Meixianlingites, Neoclavinautilus, Neotainoceras, Nodonautilus, Nodopleuroceras, Paratainoceras, Paratainonautilus, Seironautilus, Siamnautilus, Tainionautilus, Tainoceras, Tirolonautilus
Subtaxa: Tylonautilus gratiosus Tylonautilus mergus Tylonautilus permicus Tylonautilus qinglongensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Japan (1)
• Carboniferous of Kazakhstan (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (13: Arkansas, Montana, Nevada)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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