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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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