†Brahmaites (Anabrahmaites) vishnu Forbes 1846
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites vishnu
Synonym: Puzosia haugi Seunes 1892
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1846. Report on the fossil invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2 7:97-174
Belongs to Brahmaites (Anabrahmaites) according to W. J. Kennedy 1995
See also Forbes 1846, Kennedy and Hancock 1993, Kennedy and Henderson 1992 and Ward and Kennedy 1993
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Brahmaites (Anabrahmaites) vishnu: Its type locality is Pondicherry, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone/claystone in the Valudavur Formation of India
- Puzosia haugi: Its type locality is Carrière Bernès, between Gan and Rébénacq (Seunes collection), which is in a Maastrichtian marine marl in the Marnes de Nay Formation of France.
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 61.2
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), India (1), Oman (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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