Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
Parent taxon: Aspidoceratinae according to W. J. Arkell et al. 1957
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aspidoceras, Chinamecaceras, Cubaspidoceras, Epaspidoceras, Extranodites, Glabrophysodoceras, Intranodites, Neaspidoceras, Pseudowaagenia, Schaireria, Simaspidoceras, Benetticeras
Subtaxa: Orthaspidoceras lallierianum Orthaspidoceras liparum Orthaspidoceras orthocera Orthaspidoceras schilleri Orthaspidoceras uhlandi
Type: Ammonites orthocera
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Italy (1), Madagascar (1), Mexico (2), Romania (10), the Russian Federation (1), Switzerland (1), Ukraine (1), Yemen (1)
Total: 19 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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