Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae
Alternative combination: Acrochordiceras (Paracrochordiceras) americanum
Belongs to Paracrochordiceras according to H. Bucher 2002
See also Bucher 1989, McLearn 1969, Silberling and Nichols 1982 and Tozer 1994
Sister taxa: Paracrochordiceras anodosum, Paracrochordiceras asseretoi, Paracrochordiceras benderi, Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum, Paracrochordiceras mclearni, Paracrochordiceras pandya, Paracrochordiceras pingtangense, Paracrochordiceras plicatus, Paracrochordiceras qinghaiense, Paracrochordiceras silberlingi, Paracrochordiceras welteri, Preflorianitoides reniformis, Eoacrochordiceras evolutum, Eoacrochordiceras ziyunense
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 37.2
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), United States (8: Nevada)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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