†Hoplotropites jokelyi Hauer 1855 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites jokelyi, Margarites jokelyi
Belongs to Hoplotropites according to L. Krystyn 1982
See also Smith 1927 and Spath 1951
Sister taxa: Hoplotropites auctus, Hoplotropites circumspinatus, Hoplotropites globosus, Hoplotropites intermedius, Hoplotropites ladislai, Hoplotropites marii, Margarites septentrionalis, Margarites senilis, Margarites moffiti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 39.9
Distribution:
• Triassic of Nepal (1 collection), United States (2: Alaska, California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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