†Imitoceras (Imitoceras) Schindewolf 1923 (ammonite)
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae
Originally ranked as a genus. I have been unable to find the first usage of Imitoceras as a nominate subgenus within genus Imitoceras. It may be Ruan (1981)
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Parent taxon: Imitoceras according to Schindewolf 1923
Sister taxa: Imitoceras dimidium, Imitoceras oxydentale, Imitoceras sinuatum, Imitoceras strictum, Prionoceras (Imitoceras) werriense
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Buschteich Quarry, Schleiz, Gattendorfia subinvoluta zone, Thuringia (Carboniferous of Germany)