Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae
Alternative spelling: Plesiotexanites
Parent taxon: Texanites according to W. J. Kennedy and W. A. Cobban 1991
See also Kennedy et al. 1973, Klinger and Kennedy 1980 and Riccardi 1981
Sister taxa: Barroisiceras (Texanites) dentatocarinatum, Texanites (Texanites), Texanites angolanus, Texanites dichotomus, Texanites hourcqi, Texanites kawasakii, Texanites quattuornodosus, Texanites venustus
Subtaxa: Plesiotexanites (Eutexanites) Texanites (Plesiotexanites) shiloensis Texanites (Plesiotexanites) stangeri
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Japan (1), South Africa (7), Spain (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence