Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Clionitidae
Smith (1914) proposed Leconteiceras as a replacement name because he thought the genus was proposed by Lecontia Champion, 1893. However, the two genera have different spellings so Leconteia is valid and no replacement name is required.
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Synonym: Leconteiceras Smith 1914 [objective synonym]
Full reference: A. Hyatt and J. P. Smith. 1905. The Triassic cephalopod genera of America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 40:1-394
Parent taxon: Clionititidae according to M. E. Clapham 2015
See also Sepkoski 2002, Smith 1927, Spath 1951, Tozer 1981 and Tozer 1994
Sister taxa: Californites, Clionitites, Indoclionites, Sympolycyclus
Subtaxa: Leconteia californica Leconteiceras occidentale
Type: Leconteia californica
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), United States (2: California)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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