Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae
Alternative combinations: Clionites (Dawsonites) canadensis, Dawsonites canadensis, Trachyceras canadense
Full reference: J. F. Whiteaves. 1889. On some fossils from the Triassic rocks of British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology 1:127-149
Belongs to Daxatina according to P. Mietto and S. Manfrin 2008
See also Smith 1927, Spath 1951, Tozer 1994 and Whiteaves 1889
Sister taxa: Daxatina laubei, Daxatina limpida, Daxatina megabrotheus
Type specimen: GSC 4718
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 53.3
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (12: British Columbia collections), Italy (5), Spain (1), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (4), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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