Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae
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 Megaphyllites according to H. Bucher 1992
Sister taxa: Megaphyllites applanatus, Megaphyllites chiosensis, Megaphyllites compressus, Megaphyllites evolutus, Megaphyllites gebzensis, Megaphyllites humilis, Megaphyllites insectus, Megaphyllites jarbas, Megaphyllites johannisboehmi, Megaphyllites obolus, Megaphyllites oenipontanus, Megaphyllites procerus, Megaphyllites prometheus, Megaphyllites sandalinus, Megaphyllites transiens
Type specimen: USNM 444124. Its type locality is Wildhorse Mine HB 124, which is in a Bithynian offshore shelf limestone/siltstone in Nevada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 17.0
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (18: Nevada collections)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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