Hemiprionites walcotti Mathews 1929 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Alternative combination: Goniodiscus walcotti

Synonym: Hemiprionites klugi Brayard and Bucher 2008

Belongs to Hemiprionites according to A. Brayard et al. 2021

See also Brayard and Bucher 2008, Brühwiler and Bucher 2012, Spath 1934 and Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva 2013

Sister taxa: Hemiprionites costatus, Hemiprionites garwoodi, Hemiprionites katoi, Hemiprionites kuharanus, Hemiprionites morianus, Hemiprionites roberti, Hemiprionites sawatanus, Hemiprionites shikokuensis, Hemiprionites shimizui, Hemiprionites tahoensis, Hemiprionites timorensis, Hemiprionites typus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 32.9

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (2 collections), Indonesia (1), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (6), United States (4: Utah)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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