Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Thanamitidae
Alternative combination: Nannites contractus
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 Thanamites according to N. J. Silberling and K. M. Nichols 1982
See also Smith 1914
Sister taxa: Thanamites bicuspidatus, Thanamites parvus, Thanamites schooleri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Divide between Troy Canyon and South Fork of American Canyon (occidentalis), which is in an Illyrian marine limestone in Nevada
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 11.5
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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