Eoprotrachyceras dunni Smith 1914 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Alternative combination: Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) dunni

Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1914. The Middle Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 83:1-254

Belongs to Eoprotrachyceras according to E. T. Tozer 1980

See also Smith 1914

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Divide between Troy Canyon and South Fork of American Canyon (subasperum), which is in a Fassanian marine limestone in Nevada

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Divide between Troy Canyon and South Fork of American Canyon (subasperum)

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