Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ceratites okeani, Trachyceras okeani
Synonyms: Ceratites jaegeri Klipstein 1843, Trachyceras jaegeri Klipstein 1843
Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152
Belongs to Muensterites according to M. Urlichs 2017
See also Klipstein 1843, Münster 1841 and von Mojsisovics 1882
Sister taxa: Muensterites delicatulus, Muensterites ectodus, Muensterites glaciensis, Muensterites helenae, Muensterites hirschi, Muensterites karreri
Type specimens:
- Muensterites okeani: BSPG AS VII 420, a shell. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
- Ceratites jaegeri: BMNH C.35990a. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Klipstein BMNH coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 12.1
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Italy (9)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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