†Calliconites (belemnite)
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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
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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