Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae
Alternative spelling: Tropites (Microtropites)
Parent taxon: Tropitidae according to E. T. Tozer 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002, Smith 1927 and Spath 1951
Sister taxa: Acanthotropites, Anatropites, Arctotropites, Arietoceltites, Discotropites, Euisculites, Gymnotropites, Homerites, Homeroceras, Hoplotropites, Indonesites, Jovites, Margaritropites, Paratropites, Paulotropites, Platotropites, Pleurotropites, Sibyllites, Tritropidoceras, Tropites
Subtaxa: Microtropites galeolus Microtropites tubercularis
Type: Tropites (Microtropites) galeolus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Nepal (1 collection), United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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