Tropites rotatorius Smith 1927 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262

Belongs to Tropites according to J. P. Smith 1927

Sister taxa: Tropites (Paratropites), Tropites acutangulus, Tropites arthaberi, Tropites brockensis, Tropites bufonis, Tropites dieneri, Tropites dilleri, Tropites discobullatus, Tropites ehrlichi, Tropites fusobullatus, Tropites hessi, Tropites involutus, Tropites izardi, Tropites kalapanicus, Tropites keili, Tropites keiliformis, Tropites kellyi, Tropites mojsvarensis, Tropites morani, Tropites morloti, Tropites payeri, Tropites reticulatus, Tropites rothpletzi, Tropites schellwieni, Tropites shastensis, Tropites stantoni, Tropites stearnsi, Tropites subbullatus, Tropites torquillus, Tropites ursensis, Tropites welleri, Tropites wodani

Type specimen: Its type locality is Brock Mountain, north end and west side (Juvavites subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 94.0

Distribution: found only at Brock Mountain, north end and west side (Juvavites subzone)

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