Prionotropis caurinus McLearn 1926 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Full reference: F. H. McLearn. 1926. Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology: New species from the Coloradoan of Lower Smokey and Lower Peace Rivers, Alberta. Canada Geological Survey 42:117-126

Belongs to Prionotropis according to F. H. McLearn 1926

Sister taxa: Collignoniceras bravaisianum, Collignoniceras carolinum, Collignoniceras jorgenseni, Collignoniceras klamathensis, Collignoniceras percarinatum, Collignoniceras praecox, Collignoniceras vermilionense, Collignoniceras woollgari, Selwynoceras mexicanum, Prionotropis hiltensis

Type specimen: Nat. Mus. of Canada 6193, a shell.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kaskapu Fm (Cretaceous of British Columbia)

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