†family Acaroceratidae Chen et al. 1979 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Acaroceratidae

Parent taxon: Ellesmerocerida according to R. E. Crick 1981

See also Chen and Qi 1981

Sister taxa: Antacaroceras, Balkoceratidae, Bambusoceras, Bathmoceratidae, Cyptendocerina, Cyrtocerinina, Ellesmeroceratidae, Ellesmeroceratina, Eocyckistomiceras, Eothinoceratidae, Huaiheceratidae, Hunyuenoceras, Parapalaeoceras, Phthanoncoceratidae, Plectronoceratidae, Plectronoceratina, Protocycloceratidae, Qiushougouceras, Rudolfoceratidae, Shideleroceratidae, Theskeloceras, Vassaroceras, Xiaoshaoceras

Subtaxa: Acaroceras Weishanhuceras

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Taoyuanian of China (1 collection)

• Cambrian of China (2)

Total: 3 collections including 14 occurrences

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