ammonites
†family Hemilecanitidae Guex et al. 2010 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Full reference: J. Guex, A. Hungerbühler, J. F. Jenks, L. O'Dogherty, V. Atudorei, D. G. Taylor, H. Bucher and A. Bartolini. 2010. Spathian (Lower Triassic) ammonoids from western USA (Idaho, California, Utah and Nevada). Memoires de Geologie (Lausanne) 49:1-82

Parent taxon: Xenodiscoidea according to J. Guex et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Dzhulfitidae, Dzulfitidae, Galfettitidae, Huananoceratidae, Kashmiritidae, Kraffticeras, Liuchengoceratidae, Melagathiceratidae, Paraceltitidae, Pleuronodoceratidae, Pseudotirolitidae, Tapashanitidae, Xenoceltitidae, Xenodiscidae

Subtaxa: Deweveria, Hemilecanites

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore