Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paraceltitidae
Full reference: F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516
Belongs to Cibolites according to T. B. Leonova 2002
See also Hayasaka 1963, Miller and Furnish 1940, Plummer and Scott 1937 and Spinosa et al. 1975
Sister taxa: Cibolites africanus, Cibolites curvoplicatus, Cibolites dongwuliensis, Cibolites parvus, Cibolites waageni
Type specimen: B.E.G. B-3356. Its type locality is Mesa southeast of D South Wells, which is in a Wordian slope limestone in the Bell Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 26.3
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (4 collections), United States (10: Texas)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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