Arctoprionites nodosus Frebold 1930 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Alternative combination: Goniodiscus nodosus

Full reference: H. Frebold. 1930. Die Altersstellung des Fischhorizontes, des Grippianiveaus und des unteren Saurierhorizontes in Spitzbergen. Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet 28:1-36

Belongs to Arctoprionites according to V. Piazza 2017

See also Frebold 1930, Spath 1934 and Tozer 1994

Sister taxa: Arctoprionites minor, Arctoprionites nipponicus, Arctoprionites ovalis, Arctoprionites plicatus, Arctoprionites resseri, Arctoprionites subcristatum, Arctoprionites tyrrelli, Arctoprionites yeharai

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 47.9

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (11)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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