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†subfamily Leurocycloceratinae Sweet 1964 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Parent taxon: Orthoceratidae according to J. Y. Chen et al. 1981

See also Kröger and Isakar 2006 and Teichert et al. 1964

Sister taxa: Aethiosolen, Anaspyroceratinae, Chebbioceras, Ctenoceras, Infundibuloceras, Kopaninoceras, Merocycloceras, Michelinoceras, Michelinoceratinae, Orthoceras, Orthoceratinae, Orthocycloceras, Palorthoceras, Pleurorthoceras, Pojetoceras, Prohypogeophis, Prohypogeophis tunariensis, Pseudospyroceras, Striatocycloceras, Theoceras, Tibichoanoceras, Tienoceras

Subtaxa: Bohemites Euthyocycloceras Leurocycloceras Obliocycloceras Obliocycloceroides Xiaoxiangoceras

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Type: Leurocycloceras

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario collection), China (2), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (7), United States (4: Wisconsin)

Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences

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