Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Parent taxon: Tainoceratidae according to S. Niko and R. H. Mapes 2016
See also Sepkoski 2002, Shimanskiy 1967 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Anoploceras, Anthodiscoceras, Araxonautilus, Arctonautilus, Aulametacoceras, Clavinautilus, Cooperoceras, Encoiloceras, Enoploceras, Eulomacoceras, Foordiceras, Germanonautilus, Grumantoceras, Gujiaonautilus, Hefengnautilus, Hexagonites, Holconautilus, Lichuanoceras, Lirometacoceras, Meixianlingites, Metacoceras, Mojsvaroceras, Neoclavinautilus, Neotainoceras, Nodonautilus, Nodopleuroceras, Paratainoceras, Paratainonautilus, Phaedrysmocheilus, Phloioceras, Pleuronautilus, Pseudometacoceras, Pseudotemnocheilus, Seironautilus, Siamnautilus, Sibyllonautilus, Sinotitanoceras, Tainionautilus, Tainoceras, Tanchiashanites, Tirolonautilus, Trachynautilus
Subtaxa: Tylonautilus gratiosus Tylonautilus mergus Tylonautilus permicus Tylonautilus qinglongensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Japan (1)
• Carboniferous of Kazakhstan (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (13: Arkansas, Montana, Nevada)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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