†family Proterovaginoceratidae Evans and King 2012 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Proterovaginoceratidae

Full reference: D. H. Evans and A. H. King. 2012. Resolving polyphyly within the Endocerida: The Bisonocerida nov., a new order of early palaeozoic nautiloids. Geobios 45(1):19-28

Parent taxon: Bisonocerida according to D. H. Evans and A. H. King 2012

Sister taxa: Allotrioceratidae, Bisonoceratidae, Chihlioceratidae, Coreanoceratidae, Emmonsoceratidae, Humeoceratidae, Manchuroceratidae, Padunoceratidae, Piloceratidae, Sinoendoceratidae

Subtaxa: Chazyoceras Perkinsoceras Proterovaginoceras

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Type: Proterovaginoceras

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Aluoja of Estonia (1 collection)

• Chazyan of United States (3: New York, Vermont)

• Langevoja of Sweden (2)

• Hunderum of Sweden (1)

• Ordovician of Estonia (1), Iran (1), Lithuania (2), Norway (3), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (1)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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