Scyphoceratidae Ruzhencev & Shimansky 1954

Family Scyphoceratidae Ruzhencev & Shimansky, 1954 Diagnosis Family of the superfamily Scyphoceratoidea with a cyrtoconic conch with large body chamber and small phragmocone. Whorl profile oval. Without sculpture or with transverse ribs. Siphuncle at the convex side (after Shimansky 1967). Included genera Scyphoceras Ruzhencev & Shimansky, 1954 (Serpukhovian to Artinskian; 6 species). Mariceras Ruzhencev & Shimansky, 1954 (Kungurian; 3 species). Venatoroceras Ruzhencev & Shimansky, 1954 (Artinskian; 1 species). Sorinoceras Flower, 1963 (Kungurian; 1 species). Cherokeeoceras Windle, 1973 [nomen nudum; Carboniferous; 2 species]. Arcuatoceras Niko, Mapes & Yacobucci, 2009 (Serpukhovian; 1 species).