Tompophiceras pascoei Spath 1930 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Alternative combinations: Glyptophiceras pascoei, Tompoites pascoei

Synonym: Xenodiscus himalayanus Diener 1913 [replaced name]

Belongs to Tompophiceras according to A. S. Dagis et al. 1996

See also Ermakova 1977, Spath 1934 and Spath 1935

Sister taxa: Tompophiceras extremum, Tompophiceras fastigatum, Tompophiceras morpheos, Tompophiceras nielseni

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 40.5

Distribution:

• Triassic of Greenland (14 collections), India (1), the Russian Federation (15)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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