Parafrechites Silberling and Nichols 1982 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Full reference: N. J. Silberling and K. M. Nichols. 1982. Middle Triassic Molluscan Fossils of Biostratigraphic Significance from the Humboldt Range, Northwestern Nevada. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1207

Parent taxon: Beyrichitinae according to C. Ji and H. Bucher 2018

See also Dagis et al. 1996

Sister taxa: Aghdarbandites, Anagymnotoceras, Arctogymnites, Beyrichites, Billingsites, Chiratites, Dixieceras, Eofrechites, Eogymnotoceras, Esinoceras, Eudiscoceras, Favreticeras, Frechites, Frechitoides, Gangadharites, Guexites, Gymnotoceras, Hollandites, Kocaelia, Lardaroceras, Nicholsites, Nicomedites, Philippites, Pleurofrechites, Pseudohollandites, Schreyerites, Serpianites, Trachyornites, Tuchodiceras

Subtaxa: Parafrechites cordeyi Parafrechites dunni Parafrechites egorovi Parafrechites evolutus Parafrechites kharaulakhensis Parafrechites meeki Parafrechites sublaqueatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), the Russian Federation (16), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (19: Nevada)

Total: 38 collections including 57 occurrences

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