Aplococeras smithi Silberling and Nichols 1982 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Aplococeratidae

Full reference: N. J. Silberling and K. M. Nichols. 1982. Middle Triassic Molluscan Fossils of Biostratigraphic Significance from the Humboldt Range, Northwestern Nevada. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1207

Belongs to Aplococeras according to N. J. Silberling and K. M. Nichols 1982

Sister taxa: Aplococeras avisianum, Aplococeras laczkoi, Aplococeras orobicum, Aplococeras parvus, Aplococeras vogdesi

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

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (1 collection), United States (6: Nevada)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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