Bacchites hyatti Smith 1927 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Juvavitidae

Alternative combination: Gonionotites hyatti

Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262

Belongs to Bacchites according to E. T. Tozer 1994

See also Smith 1927

Sister taxa: Bacchites bacchus, Jovites (Bacchites) pinguis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 33.9

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (5: British Columbia collections), United States (1: California)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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