Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1945. Knoxville series in the California Mesozoic. Geological Society America Bulletin 56(10):909-1014
Belongs to Cylindroteuthis according to F. M. Anderson 1945
Sister taxa: Cylindroteuthis cuspidata, Cylindroteuthis gelida, Cylindroteuthis glennensis, Cylindroteuthis jacutica, Cylindroteuthis knoxvillensis, Cylindroteuthis newvillensis, Cylindroteuthis occidentalis, Cylindroteuthis oweni, Cylindroteuthis porrecta, Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis, Cylindroteuthis puzosi, Cylindroteuthis venusta
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS Mesozoic loc. M2253, Watson Creek, which is in a Tithonian marine sandstone in California.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS Mesozoic loc. M2253, Watson Creek
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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