Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Synonym: Semibeyrichites Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991
Full reference: N. Fantini Sestini. 1990. Kocaelia gen. n. (family Beyrichitidae) from middle Anisian. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 95:343-350
Parent taxon: Beyrichitidae according to M. Balini and R. Marchesi 2018
See also Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991 and Shevyrev 1995
Sister taxa: Aghdarbandites, Anagymnotoceras, Arctogymnites, Beyrichites, Billingsites, Chiratites, Dixieceras, Eofrechites, Eogymnotoceras, Esinoceras, Eudiscoceras, Favreticeras, Frechites, Frechitoides, Gangadharites, Guexites, Gymnotoceras, Hollandites, Lardaroceras, Nicholsites, Nicomedites, Parafrechites, Philippites, Pleurofrechites, Pseudohollandites, Schreyerites, Serpianites, Trachyornites, Tuchodiceras
Subtaxa: Kocaelia ruttneri Kocaelia toulai
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Iran (2 collections), Turkey (31), United States (2: Nevada)
Total: 35 collections including 36 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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