†Hemilecanites paradiscus Kummel 1969 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Hemilecanitidae
Full reference: B. Kummel. 1969. Ammonoids of the late Scythian (Lower Triassic). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 137:311-702
Belongs to Hemilecanites according to J. Guex et al. 2010
See also Bucher 1989
Sister taxa: Hemilecanites discus, Hemilecanites fastigatus
Type specimen: MCZ 9465. Its type locality is Cain Mountain, southern Tobin Range, which is in a Spathian marine horizon in the Tobin Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 25.1
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (3: Idaho, Nevada collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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