Albanites sheldoni Kummel 1969 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Albanitidae

Alternative combination: Svalbardiceras sheldoni

Synonyms: Leiophyllites wakoi Ehiro et al. 2016, 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 Y. Shigeta et al. 2024

See also Ehiro et al. 2016, 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

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 45.7

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), Japan (2), United States (6: Idaho)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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