†Pleurofrechites lineatus Tozer 1994 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Full reference: E. T. Tozer. 1994. Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467:1-663
Belongs to Pleurofrechites according to E. T. Tozer 1994
Sister taxa: Pleurofrechites arcticus, Pleurofrechites fellersi, Pleurofrechites johnstoni, Pleurofrechites subsidens
Type specimen: GSC 28333. Its type locality is GSC 83889, northwest of Hook Lake, which is in an Illyrian marine horizon in the Sulphur Mountain Formation of Canada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 31.8
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (6: British Columbia collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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