†Calliconites (belemnite)
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Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae
Parent taxon: Xiphoteuthididae according to S. Niko and M. Ehiro 2018
See also Doyle 1994, Jeletzky 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atractites, Choanoteuthis, Metabelemnites, Zugmontites
Subtaxa: Calliconites drakei Calliconites milleri Calliconites nevadensis Calliconites shimizui
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Japan (1 collection), Mexico (2), United States (11: California, Nevada)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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