Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Khvalynitidae
Full reference: H. Bucher. 1992. Ammonoids of the Hyatti Zone and the Anisian transgression in the Star Peak Group, Northwestern Nevada, USA. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 233:137-166
Belongs to Alanites according to H. Bucher 1992
Sister taxa: Alanites laevis, Alanites mulleri, Alanites obesus, Alanites visendus
Type specimen: USNM 444117. Its type locality is Coyote Canyon HB 65, North Humboldt Range, which is in a Bithynian offshore limestone/siltstone in the Prida Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 32.5
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (4: Nevada collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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