Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Alternative spellings: Prosaphites, Proscaphites
Parent taxon: Taramelliceras according to P. Quéreilhac 2009
See also Arkell et al. 1957, Imlay 1961, Schlegelmilch 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Taramelliceras (Fontannesiella), Taramelliceras (Hemihaploceras), Taramelliceras (Metahaploceras), Taramelliceras (Oxyoppelia), Taramelliceras (Richeiceras), Taramelliceras (Strebliticeras), Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras), Taramelliceras acallopistum, Taramelliceras compsum, Taramelliceras copsum, Taramelliceras costatum, Taramelliceras externnodosum, Taramelliceras lochense, Taramelliceras minax, Taramelliceras subnereus, Taramelliceras theoi, Taramelliceras velox
Subtaxa: Taramelliceras (Proscaphites) anar Taramelliceras (Proscaphites) barkati Taramelliceras (Proscaphites) denticulatum Taramelliceras (Proscaphites) richei Taramelliceras (Proscaphites) semiplanum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (14 collections), Germany (2), India (1), Madagascar (2), Poland (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (3), United States (1: California)
Total: 25 collections including 29 occurrences