Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae
Synonyms: Paraphylloceras Salfeld 1919, Primapsiloceras Repin 1981, Psiloceras (Paraphylloceras) Salfeld 1919, Psilonoticeras Quenstedt 1883 [objective synonym], Transipsiloceras Guex 1980
Parent taxon: Psiloceratidae according to A. C. Riccardi 2019
See also Hillebrandt and Kment 2015, Howarth 2013, Longridge et al. 2007, Sepkoski 2002, Wiedmann 1970 and Yin et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Discamphiceratinae, Euphyllites, Mullerites, Psiloceratinae
Subtaxa: Psiloceras (Discamphiceras) Psiloceras angulocostatum Psiloceras calliphylloides Psiloceras calliphyllum Psiloceras marcouxi Psiloceras pacificum Psiloceras planorbis Psiloceras plicatulum Psiloceras polymorphum Psiloceras pressum Psiloceras primocostatum Psiloceras rectocostatum Psiloceras reynesi Psiloceras spelae Psiloceras strongolum Psiloceras tibeticum Psiloceras tilmanni Transipsiloceras transiens
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (4 collections), Austria (17), Canada (22: British Columbia, Yukon), Chile (50), China (5), France (4), Germany (1), New Zealand (3), Peru (18), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (11), United States (15: Nevada)
• Triassic to Jurassic of Hungary (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Triassic of Austria (1), Chile (1)
Total: 157 collections including 189 occurrences
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