†Nitanoceras compressum Tozer 1994 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae
Full reference: E. T. Tozer. 1994. Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467:1-663
Belongs to Nitanoceras according to E. T. Tozer 1994
Sister taxon: Nitanoceras selwyni
Type specimen: GSC 28278. Its type locality is GSC 68234, Boiler Canyon, Liard River, which is in a Longobardian marine siliciclastic in the Toad Formation of Canada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 17.4
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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