Arcestes (Proarcestes) shastensis Smith 1927 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Full reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262

Belongs to Arcestes (Proarcestes) according to J. P. Smith 1927

Sister taxa: Arcestes (Proarcestes) carpenteri, Arcestes (Proarcestes) pacificus, Arcestes (Proarcestes) traski, Arcestes (Proarcestes) whitneyi, Arcestes (Proarcestes) winnemae, Proarcestes ausseeanus, Proarcestes balfouri, Proarcestes barrandei, Proarcestes bicarinatus, Proarcestes boeckhi, Proarcestes bramantei, Proarcestes danai, Proarcestes dittmari, Proarcestes escheri, Proarcestes esinensis, Proarcestes gabbi, Proarcestes gaytani, Proarcestes marcheanus, Proarcestes marcoui, Proarcestes moeschi, Proarcestes mojsisovicsi, Proarcestes nevadanus, Proarcestes pannonicus, Proarcestes planus, Proarcestes reyeri, Proarcestes subtridentinus, Proarcestes wittenburgi

Type specimen: Its type locality is North Fork of Sulanharas Creek, 3 miles north of Kelly's ranch, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (4: Alaska, California, Oregon collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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