Hellenites idahoense Smith 1932 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Hellenitidae

Alternative combinations: Pseudarniotites idahoensis, Pseudharpoceras idahoense, Pseudoharpoceras idahoense

Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1932. Lower Triassic ammonoids of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 167

Belongs to Hellenites according to J. Jenks et al. 2013

See also Guex et al. 2010, Kummel 1969, Smith 1932 and Spath 1951

Sister taxa: Hellenites (Pallasites), Hellenites compressus, Hellenites elegans, Hellenites inopinatus, Hellenites praematurus, Hellenites radiatus, Hellenites subpraematurus, Hellenites tchernyschewiensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 38.5

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (2: Idaho collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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