†Owenites carpenteri Smith 1932 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranannitidae
Belongs to Owenites according to A. Brayard et al. 2013
See also Brayard and Bucher 2008, Brühwiler et al. 2010, Brühwiler and Bucher 2012 and Brühwiler et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Owenites golozubovi, Owenites koeneni, Owenites simplex, Owenites zitteli
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 20.8
Distribution:
• Triassic of Afghanistan (1 collection), China (6), India (2), Oman (4), United States (7: California, Utah)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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