Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae
Parent taxon: Ellesmeroceratidae according to R. E. Crick 1981
See also Flower 1964, Sepkoski 2002, Teichert et al. 1964, Ulrich et al. 1943 and Unklesbay and Young 1956
Sister taxa: Albertoceras, Anhuiceras, Annoceras, Barnesoceras, Bassleroceras, Boreoceras, Botellusoceras, Bridgeoceras, Buehleroceras, Burenoceras, Caseoceras, Chabactoceras, Chepuloceras, Clarkoceras, Clelandoceras, Conocerina, Copiceras, Cumberloceras, Dakeoceras, Diaphoroceras, Dongshanoceras, Dyscritoceras, Ectenoceras, Ectenolites, Ellesmeroceras, Eoclarkoceras, Eoectenolites, Eorudolfoceras, Eremoceras, Hemichoanella, Keraiaceras, Lebetoceras, Llanoceras, Loxochoanella, Meikeloceras, Muriceras, Oelandoceras, Oneoceratidae, Oneotoceras, Pachendoceras, Paradakeoceras, Purmanarcoceras, Quebecoceras, Robsonoceras, Shantungendoceras, Sinolebetoceras, Smithvilloceras, Stemtonoceras, Tanycameroceras, Ventroloboceras, Walcottoceras, Wolungoceras valcourense, Woosteroceras
Subtaxa: Levisoceras arctedorsatum Levisoceras belli Levisoceras complanatum Levisoceras constrictum Levisoceras contractum Levisoceras curvatum Levisoceras edwardsi Levisoceras ellipticum Levisoceras instabile Levisoceras mercurius Levisoceras obliquatum Levisoceras percurvatum Levisoceras raaschi Levisoceras subgracile Levisoceras transitum
Type: Cyrtocerina mercurius
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (24: Alabama, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oaklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin)
• Skullrockian of United States (2: Alabama, Tennessee)
Total: 27 collections including 40 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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