Lobites ellipticus Hauer 1860 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Lobitidae

Alternative combination: Clydonites ellipticus

Belongs to Lobites according to E. T. Tozer 1994

See also Kummel 1960, Spath 1951, von Mojsisovics 1875 and von Mojsisovics 1902

Sister taxa: Lobites (Paralobites), Lobites aberrans, Lobites beneckei, Lobites bouei, Lobites delphinocephalus, Lobites ellipticoides, Lobites fraasi, Lobites fuchsi, Lobites karreri, Lobites kolymensis, Lobites lens, Lobites pacianus, Lobites philippii, Lobites pompeckji, Lobites procheilus, Lobites schloenbachi, Lobites subellipticus, Lobites transitorius, Lobites waageni

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 39.9

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Canada (7: British Columbia), Hungary (1), Iran (2), Italy (35), Thailand (1)

Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence

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