Albanites americanus Brayard et al. 2019 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Albanitidae

Full reference: A. Brayard, J. F. Jenks, K. G. Bylund and The Paris Biota Team. 2019. Ammonoids and nautiloids from the earliest Spathian Paris Biota and other early Spathian localities in southeastern Idaho, USA. Geobios 54:13-36

Belongs to Albanites according to A. Brayard et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Albanites arbanus, Albanites guizhouensis, Albanites osmanicus, Albanites sheldoni, Albanites triadicus, Albanites vulgaris

Type specimen: UBGD 30535, a shell. Its type locality is Paris Canyon (Paris Biota), which is in a Spathian transition zone/lower shoreface mudstone/marl in Idaho.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Paris Canyon (Paris Biota)

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