Goricanites noblei Guex et al. 2005 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Keyserlingitidae

Full reference: J. Guex, A. Hungerbühler, J. Jenks, D. Taylor, and H. Bucher. 2005. Dix-huit nouveaux genres d’ammonites du Spathien (Trias inférieur) de l’ouest américain (Idaho, Nevada, Utah et Californie) : Note préliminaire. Bulletin de Géologie Lausanne 362:1-32

Belongs to Goricanites according to J. Guex et al. 2010

See also Guex et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIMZ 24403. Its type locality is Union Wash JGX-UWH, which is in a Spathian slope limestone in the Union Wash Formation of California.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Union Wash JGX-UWH

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