Discotropites plinii Mojsisovics 1893 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Alternative combination: Eutomoceras plinii

Synonyms: Discotropites empedoclis Gemmellaro 1904, Eutomoceras empedoclis Gemmellaro 1904, Pleuropinacoceras costatum Wang and He 1976

Belongs to Discotropites according to L. Krystyn 1982

See also Smith 1927 and von Mojsisovics 1896

Sister taxa: Discotropites davisi, Discotropites formosus, Discotropites laurae, Discotropites lineatus, Discotropites mojsvarensis, Discotropites sandlingensis, Discotropites sengeli, Discotropites smithi, Discotropites theron

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection), India (1), Italy (1), Nepal (1), Slovenia (2), United States (2: California)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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