Tornquistites Hyatt and Smith 1905 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropiceltitidae

Full reference: A. Hyatt and J. P. Smith. 1905. The Triassic cephalopod genera of America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 40:1-394

Parent taxon: Tropiceltitidae according to E. T. Tozer 1994

See also Sepkoski 2002, Smith 1927, Spath 1951 and Tozer 1981

Sister taxa: Arnioceltites, Discostyrites, Styrites, Tardeceras, Tropiceltites

Subtaxa: Tornquistites evolutus Tornquistites transiens

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Type: Tornquistites evolutus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), United States (1: California), Vietnam (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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