Aptychus
Synonym: Anaptychus Schlumberger 1868
Parent taxon: Ammonoidea according to W. J. Arkell et al. 1957
Sister taxa: Aequiloboidea, Agoniatitida, Ammonitida, Aptychus, Aulicostephanidae, Ceratitida, Clymeniida, Cornaptychus, Ellipsolithes, Epimayites, Eubranoceras, Farbesiceras, Forbescieras, Globites, Gomimonomeroceras, Goniatitida, Laevaptychus, Laevicornaptychus, Lenticeratidae, Lilinthiceras, Lytoceratida, Lytocerida, Medlicottiida, Orbulites, Pelagus, Phylloceratida, Phylloceratitida, Phyllocerida, Planulites, Praeglyphioceratida, Prolecanitida, Pronoritida, Proplanulitidae, Psiloceratida, Ptychoceratoidea, Punctaptychus, Rugaptychus, Spinaptychus, Tornoceratida, Tornocerida, Trachyceratina, Tropitoidea, Yokoyamaceras
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Indiana collection)
• Devonian of United States (2: Ohio)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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