Metophiceras subdemissum Spath 1935 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Alternative combination: Ophiceras (Metophiceras) subdemissum

Full reference: L. F. Spath. 1935. Additions to the Eo-Triassic invertebrate fauna of east Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 98(2):1-115

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

See also Newell and Kummel 1942 and Spath 1935

Sister taxa: Metophiceras demissum, Ophiceras (Metophiceras) noenygaardi, Ophiceras (Metophiceras) praecursor

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 34.7

Distribution:

• Triassic of Greenland (18 collections), India (1), Oman (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (1: Idaho)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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