Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Rutoceratidae
Parent taxon: Rutocerataceae according to V. N. Shimanskiy 1967
See also Cook and Wade 1997 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Adelphoceras Anomaloceras Casteroceras Centrolitoceras Diademoceras Duerleyoceras Goldringia Halloceras Hercoceras Hindeoceras Homoadelphoceras Litogyroceras Muiroceras Nautilaphractus Pleuroncoceras Pseudorutoceras Ptenoceras Ptyssoceras Roussanoffoceras Rutoceras Syrreghmatoceras Tetranodoceras Threaroceras Trochoceras Tylorthoceras
Type: Rutoceras
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
• Devonian of Australia (2), Canada (3: Ontario), Czechia (10), Germany (1), Morocco (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (6: New York)
• Silurian of United States (3: New York)
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Northwest Territories), Norway (1)
Total: 33 collections including 37 occurrences