Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Knemiceratidae
Alternative combination: Knemiceras moorei
Full reference: M. M. Knechtel. 1947. Cephalopoda. In: Mesozoic fossils of the Peruvian Andes, Johns Hopkins University Studies in Geology 15:81-139
Belongs to Glottoceras according to E. Robert 2002
See also Knechtel 1947
Sister taxa: Glottoceras attenuatum, Glottoceras crassicostatum, Glottoceras crassinodosum, Glottoceras gabbi, Glottoceras laraense, Glottoceras ollonense, Glottoceras ovale, Glottoceras raimondii, Glottoceras semicostatum, Glottoceras sommermeieri, Glottoceras triangulare
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Ecuador (1 collection), Peru (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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