Branneroceras Plummer and Scott 1937 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae

Alternative spelling: Gastrioceras (Branneroceras)

Full reference: F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516

Parent taxon: Schistoceratidae according to W. M. Furnish et al. 2009

See also Gordon 1964, Korn 2006 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bendoceras, Diaboloceras, Eoschistoceras, Inzeroceras, Paralegoceras, Paraschistoceras, Rodiezmoceras, Schistoceras, Trettinoceras

Subtaxa: Branneroceras branneri Branneroceras hillsi Branneroceras nicholasi

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (11: Nunavut collections), Ukraine (5), United States (22: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas)

Total: 38 collections including 45 occurrences

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