Bactrites mexicanus Miller 1944 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Bactritida - Bactritidae

Full reference: A. K. Miller. 1944. Permian cephalopods, Part IV of Geology and paleontology of the Permian area northwest of Las Delicias, southeastern Coahulia, Mexico. Geological Society of America Special Paper 52:71-127

Belongs to Bactrites according to A. K. Miller and W. Youngquist 1949

See also Miller 1944

Sister taxa: Bactrites bolorensis, Bactrites carbonarius, Bactrites elcapitanensis, Bactrites gaitherensis, Bactrites gracile, Bactrites mirificus, Bactrites pandanifoliolus, Bactrites redactus, Bactrites sempiternus, Bactrites smithianus, Bactrites steinhaueri, Bactrites subconicus, Bactrites ultuganensis

Type specimen: YPM 16277-16278

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Mexico (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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