Chiotites globularis Renz and Renz 1948 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranannitidae

Alternative combination: Prosphingites (Chiotites) globularis

Synonym: Prosphingites (Chiotites) superglobosus Renz and Renz 1948

Full reference: C. Renz and O. Renz. 1948. Eine untertriadische Ammonitenfauna von der griechischen Insel Chios. Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 66:1-98

Belongs to Chiotites according to D. Mertmann and V. Jacobshagen 2003

See also Kummel 1969 and Renz and Renz 1948

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Chiotites globularis: Its type locality is Maradovuno, Chios, which is in a Spathian slope lime mudstone in Greece
  • Prosphingites (Chiotites) superglobosus: Its type locality is Maradovuno, Chios, which is in a Spathian slope lime mudstone in Greece.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 19.4

Distribution:

• Triassic of Greece (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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