Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae
Alternative combination: Kossmaticeras (Madrasites) densicostatus
Belongs to Maorites according to C. Salazar et al. 2010
See also Henderson and McNamara 1985, Lahsen and Charrier 1972, Macellari 1986, Marshall 1926 and Spath 1953
Sister taxa: Maorites angulocostatus, Maorites mackayi, Maorites multiconstrictus, Maorites pseudobhavani, Maorites seymourianus, Maorites subtilistriatus, Maorites tenuicostatum, Maorites tuberculatus, Maorites weddelliensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 84.3
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (62 collections), Australia (9), Chile (5)
Total: 76 collections including 77 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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