Tapponnierites tenuicostatus Guex et al. 2005 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Full reference: J. Guex, A. Hungerbühler, J. Jenks, D. Taylor, and H. Bucher. 2005. Dix-huit nouveaux genres d’ammonites du Spathien (Trias inférieur) de l’ouest américain (Idaho, Nevada, Utah et Californie) : Note préliminaire. Bulletin de Géologie Lausanne 362:1-32

Belongs to Tapponnierites according to J. Guex et al. 2010

See also Guex et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: JGX-419. Its type locality is Hammond Creek JGX-HC30, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 33.5

Distribution: found only at Hammond Creek JGX-HC30

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