Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Albanitidae
Alternative combination: Svalbardiceras sheldoni
Synonym: Neomeekoceras scalariforme Tozer 1994
Full reference: B. Kummel. 1969. Ammonoids of the late Scythian (Lower Triassic). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 137:311-702
Belongs to Albanites according to M. Ehiro et al. 2016
See also Guex et al. 2010, Jenks et al. 2013, Kummel 1969 and Tozer 1994
Sister taxa: Albanites americanus, Albanites arbanus, Albanites guizhouensis, Albanites osmanicus, Albanites triadicus, Albanites vulgaris
Type specimens:
- Albanites sheldoni: Its type locality is Hillside N of Sage Creek, Stewart Flat, which is in a Spathian marine shale in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho
- Neomeekoceras scalariforme: GSC 85762.
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 45.7
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), Japan (1), United States (6: Idaho)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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