†Calliconites drakei Smith 1927 (belemnite)
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Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae
Alternative combination: Atractites drakei
Synonym: Choanoteuthis antimonioensis Miller 1961
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 Calliconites according to P. Doyle 1994
See also Smith 1927
Sister taxa: Calliconites milleri, Calliconites nevadensis
Type specimens:
- Calliconites drakei: Its type locality is Bear Cove, north end and east side of Brock Mountain, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California
- Choanoteuthis antimonioensis: Its type locality is El Antimonio, which is in a Tuvalian marine limestone in Mexico.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Mexico (2 collections), United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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