Orthoceltites buchii Klipstein 1843 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Badiotitidae

Alternative combinations: Celtites buchii, Goniatites buchii

Synonym: Ammonites klipsteinianus Laube 1869

Full reference: A. Klipstein. 1843. Beschreibung neuer Versteinerungen von St. Cassian und einiger anderer Localitäten, Erster Abschnitt. Mollusken. Beiträge zur Geologischen Kenntniss der Östlichen Alpen 101-207

Belongs to Orthoceltites according to L. F. Spath 1951

See also Klipstein 1843, Ogilvie Gordon 1927 and von Mojsisovics 1882

Sister taxon: Orthoceltites belcheri

Type specimens:

  • Orthoceltites buchii: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Klipstein BMNH coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
  • Ammonites klipsteinianus:

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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