Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae
Alternative combination: Atractites philippii
Full reference: A. Hyatt and J. P. Smith. 1905. The Triassic cephalopod genera of America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 40:1-394
Belongs to Metabelemnites according to J. A. Jeletzky 1966
See also Hyatt and Smith 1905, Miller 1961 and Smith 1927
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Juvavites subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California
Distribution:
• Triassic of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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