Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Columbitidae

Synonyms: Columbites consanguineus Smith 1932, Columbites ligatus Smith 1932, Columbites ornatus Smith 1932, Columbites spencei Smith 1914

Full reference: A. Hyatt and J. P. Smith. 1905. The Triassic cephalopod genera of America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 40:1-394

Belongs to Columbites according to J. Guex et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Columbites costatus, Columbites crassicostatus, Columbites dolnapaensis, Columbites isabellae, Columbites minimus

Type specimens:

• Columbites parisianus: Its type locality is Paris Canyon, Columbites beds, Bear Lake Valley, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho
• Columbites consanguineus:
• Columbites ligatus:
• Columbites ornatus:
• Columbites spencei: Its type locality is Paris Canyon, Columbites beds, Bear Lake Valley, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore