Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Full reference: R. A. Henderson and K. J. McNamara. 1985. Maastrichtian Non-Heteromorph Ammonites from the Miria Formation, Western Australia. Palaeontology 28(1):34-88
Belongs to Kitchinites according to R. A. Henderson and K. J. McNamara 1985
Sister taxa: Kitchinites (Kitchinites), Kitchinites (Neopuzosia), Kitchinites angolaensis, Kitchinites darwini, Kitchinites ifrimae, Kitchinites pondicherryanus, Kitchinites spengleri, Kitchinites stenomphalus, Kitchinites vicentensis
Type specimen: WAM 84.632, a shell. Its type locality is Loc. 8, Giralia Range [Miria Fm], which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Miria Formation of Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 43.3
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (18 collections)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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