†Meginoceras meginae McLearn 1930 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Alternative combination: Steinmannites (Meginoceras) meginae

Belongs to Meginoceras according to M. Gómez-Luna et al. 1998

See also Tozer 1994

Sister taxa: Meginoceras aylardi, Meginoceras caurinum, Meginoceras effervescens, Meginoceras tetsa, Meginoceras triviale

Type specimen: GSC 9042. Its type locality is GSC 9131, Beattie Ledge, which is in a Longobardian marine siltstone in the Toad Formation of Canada.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 36.0

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (11: British Columbia collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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