Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae
Alternative spellings: Gyrophioceras, Paracaloceras (Gyrophioceras)
Parent taxon: Vermiceras according to M. K. Howarth 2013
See also Bloos 1994, Longridge et al. 2008, Longridge et al. 2008 and Taylor 1998
Sister taxa: Vermiceras (Paracaloceras), Vermiceras (Vermiceras), Vermiceras densicostatum, Protocymbites azzouzi, Metophioceras rotarium, Metophioceras trigonatum, Metophioceras galaczi, Metophioceras rotticus
Subtaxa: Gyrophioceras mineralense Gyrophioceras morganense Gyrophioceras praespiratissimum Gyrophioceras supraspiratum
Type: Arietites praespiratissimus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Austria (5 collections), Canada (6: British Columbia), Italy (1), United States (5: Nevada, Oregon)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences