†Nitanoceras selwyni McLearn 1930 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae

Alternative combination: Arcestes selwyni

Synonym: Nitanoceras leve McLearn 1947

Belongs to Nitanoceras according to E. T. Tozer 1994

See also Spath 1951

Sister taxon: Nitanoceras compressum

Type specimens:

  • Nitanoceras selwyni: GSC 9047. Its type locality is GSC 9131, Beattie Ledge, which is in a Longobardian marine siltstone in the Toad Formation of Canada.
  • Nitanoceras leve: GSC 9544. Its type locality is GSC 9213, Beattie Ledge, which is in a Longobardian marine siltstone in the Toad Formation of Canada.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 17.7

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (8: British Columbia collections), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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