Leislingites vancouverensis Tozer 1994 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Thetiditidae

Full reference: E. T. Tozer. 1994. Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467:1-663

Belongs to Leislingites according to E. T. Tozer 1994

Sister taxa: Leislingites archibaldi, Leislingites nicolai, Leislingites politus, Leislingites pseudoarchibaldi, Leislingites quadratus, Leislingites reyeri, Leislingites semiviatus, Leislingites subalemon, Leislingites sundaicus, Leislingites welteri

Type specimen: GSC 28909. Its type locality is GSC 24352, Amos Island, which is in an Alaunian marine horizon in the Parson Bay Formation of Canada.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 47.0

Distribution: found only at GSC 24352, Amos Island

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