Protothurmannia Crickmay 1932 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Full reference: C. H. Crickmay. 1932. A New Jurassic Ammonite from the Coast Ranges of California. American Midland Naturalist 13(1):1-11

Parent taxon: Neocomitinae according to C. W. Wright et al. 1996

See also Crickmay 1932

Sister taxa: Acanthodiscus, Argentiniceras, Belbekiceras, Breistrofferella, Busnardoites, Calliptychoceras, Criosarasinella, Cuyaniceras, Dicostella, Distoloceras, Eleniceras, Frenguelliceras, Fuhriella, Hoplitocrioceras, Kilianella, Limaites, Lissonia, Luppovella, Neocomites, Neohoploceras, Odontodiscoceras, Parrasites, Paskentites, Pseudacanthodiscus, Raimondiceras, Rodighieroites, Sabbaiceras, Sarasinella, Saynella, Subalpinites, Subthurmannia, Thurmanniceras, Wichmanniceras

Subtaxa: Protothurmannia rezanoffiana

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Type: Protothurmannia rezanoffiana

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Protothurmannia rezanoffiana type locality (Jurassic of California)

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