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 Discotropites according to J. P. Smith 1927
Sister taxa: Discotropites formosus, Discotropites laurae, Discotropites lineatus, Discotropites mojsvarensis, Discotropites plinii, Discotropites sandlingensis, Discotropites sengeli, Discotropites smithi, Discotropites theron
Type specimen: Its type locality is Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Juvavites subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (2: Alaska, California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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