Jeanbesseiceras jacksoni Hyatt and Smith 1905 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Alternative combinations: Meekoceras (Prionolobus) jacksoni, Meekoceras jacksoni, Nordophiceras jacksoni, Ophiceras jacksoni

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 Jeanbesseiceras according to J. Jenks et al. 2013

See also Dagis and Ermakova 1988, Guex et al. 2010, Hyatt and Smith 1905 and Kummel 1969

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 39.8

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (18: California, Idaho, Utah collections)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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