Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Choristoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Choristoceras suttonense, Choristoceras suttonensis
Full reference: C. H. Clapp and H. W. Shimer. 1911. The Sutton Jurassic of the Vancouver group, Vancouver Island. Boston Society of Natural History Proceedings 34:426-438
Belongs to Vandaites according to E. T. Tozer 1994
See also Clapp and Shimer 1911, Smith 1927 and Tozer 1979
Sister taxa: Vandaites newyorkensis, Vandaites stuerzenbaumi
Type specimen: GSC 7813. Its type locality is GSC 13703, Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, which is in a Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Sutton Formation of Canada.
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (5: British Columbia collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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