Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Hedenstroemiidae
Synonyms: Cordillerites kwangsianus Chao 1959, Cordillerites orientalis Chao 1959, Epihedenstroemia skipetarensis Arthaber 1911, Hedenstroemia skipetarensis Arthaber 1911
Full reference: A. Hyatt and J. P. Smith. 1905. The Triassic cephalopod genera of America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 40:1-394
Belongs to Cordillerites according to J. Jenks et al. 2013
See also Germani 1997, Guex et al. 2010, Hyatt and Smith 1905, Kummel 1969, Spath 1934, Spath 1935 and Wang 1978
Sister taxa: Cordillerites antrum, Cordillerites bicarinatus, Cordillerites bicarinatus
Type specimens:
- Cordillerites angulatus: Its type locality is Wood Canyon, Aspen Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho
- Cordillerites kwangsianus:
- Cordillerites orientalis:
- Hedenstroemia skipetarensis: Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 29.0
Distribution:
• Triassic of Albania (2 collections), China (3), Greece (1), United States (9: Idaho, Nevada)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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