ammonites
Wasatchites distractus Waagen 1895 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Alternative combination: Acrochordiceras distractum

Synonyms: Acrochordiceras compressum Waagen 1895, Acrochordiceras coronatum Waagen 1895

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1895. Fossils from the Ceratite Formation. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 2(1):1-323

Belongs to Wasatchites according to T. Brühwiler et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Wasatchites deleeni, Wasatchites macconnelli, Wasatchites perrini, Wasatchites procurvus, Wasatchites spinatus, Wasatchites tardus, Wasatchites tridentinus, Wasatchites vlasovi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell width 16.7, shell diameter 44.9