Anawasatchites merrilli McLearn 1945 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Belongs to Anawasatchites according to E. T. Tozer 1994

Sister taxa: Wasatchites deleeni, Wasatchites distractus, Wasatchites macconnelli, Wasatchites orientalis, Wasatchites perrini, Wasatchites procurvus, Wasatchites spinatus, Wasatchites tardus, Wasatchites tridentinus, Anawasatchites kindlei, Anawasatchites specious, Anawasatchites vlasovi, Anawasatchites dawsoni, Anawasatchites spathi

Type specimen: GSC 9471. Its type locality is Toad Fm - GSC 10657, Toad River, which is in a Smithian marine horizon in the Toad Formation of Canada.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 64.1

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (5: British Columbia collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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