Calliconites (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae

Parent taxon: Xiphoteuthididae according to P. Doyle 1994

See also Jeletzky 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Atractites, Metabelemnites, Mojsisovicsteuthis, Zugmontites

Subtaxa: Calliconites drakei Calliconites milleri Calliconites nevadensis

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Mexico (2 collections), United States (11: California, Nevada)

Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences

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