Eoprotrachyceras subasperum Meek 1877 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Alternative combinations: Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) subasperum, Trachyceras subasperum

Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1877. Part I. Palaeontology. Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel 4:1-197

Belongs to Eoprotrachyceras according to E. T. Tozer 1980

See also Meek 1877 and Smith 1914

Sister taxa: Eoprotrachyceras americanum, Eoprotrachyceras curionii, Eoprotrachyceras dunni, Eoprotrachyceras gibsoni, Eoprotrachyceras gredleri, Eoprotrachyceras lahontanum, Eoprotrachyceras matutinum, Eoprotrachyceras meeki

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 70.0

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (3: Nevada collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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