Cowboyiceras farwestense Guex et al. 2005 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Dinaritidae

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 Cowboyiceras according to J. Guex et al. 2010

See also Guex et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: JGX-565. Its type locality is Cowboy Pass JGX-D5, which is in a Spathian shallow subtidal limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Utah.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 73.9

Distribution: found only at Cowboy Pass JGX-D5

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