Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Alternative spelling: Michelinoceras (Kopaninoceras)
Parent taxon: Orthoceratidae according to B. Kröger 2008
See also Chen et al. 1981
Sister taxa: Aethiosolen, Anaspyroceratinae, Chebbioceras, Ctenoceras, Infundibuloceras, Leurocycloceratinae, Merocycloceras, Michelinoceras, Michelinoceratinae, Orthoceras, Orthoceratinae, Orthocycloceras, Palorthoceras, Pleurorthoceras, Pojetoceras, Prohypogeophis, Prohypogeophis tunariensis, Pseudospyroceras, Striatocycloceras, Theoceras, Tibichoanoceras, Tienoceras
Subtaxa: Kopaninoceras dorsatoides Kopaninoceras jucundum Kopaninoceras thyrsus Michelinoceras (Kopaninoceras) ninglangense
Type: Orthoceras jucundum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (4 collections), Italy (1), Morocco (1)
• Silurian of China (2), the Czech Republic (1), Italy (4), Morocco (2)
Total: 15 collections including 22 occurrences
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