Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Khvalynitidae
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 Alanites according to N. J. Silberling and K. M. Nichols 1982
Sister taxa: Alanites costatus, Alanites laevis, Alanites obesus, Alanites visendus
Type specimen: USNM 248903. Its type locality is USGS M2359, spur between Star and Bloody Canyons, which is in a Bithynian marine limestone/siltstone in the Prida Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (5: Nevada collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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