Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae
Full reference: E. T. Tozer. 1994. Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467:1-663
Belongs to Sirenites according to E. T. Tozer 1994
Sister taxa: Sirenites betulinus, Sirenites hayesi, Sirenites homfrayi, Sirenites irregularis, Sirenites lawsoni, Sirenites malayicus, Sirenites nanseni, Sirenites ovinus, Sirenites senticosus, Sirenites smithi
Type specimen: GSC 14149. Its type locality is Cliff near Cape Ursula, Table Island (GSC 30369), which is in a Tuvalian marine siliciclastic in the Schei Point Formation of Canada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 26.6
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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