Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Full reference: M. Collignon. 1962. Atlas des fossiles caractéristiques de Madagascar (Ammonites). Fascicule IX (Aptien). Service Géologique Tananarive 1-64
Belongs to Acanthoplites (Hypacanthoplites) according to M. Collignon 1962
Sister taxa: Hypacanthoplites aplanatus, Hypacanthoplites buloti, Hypacanthoplites corrugatus, Hypacanthoplites elegans, Hypacanthoplites hirtzi, Hypacanthoplites milletianus, Hypacanthoplites milletioides, Hypacanthoplites plesiotypicus, Hypacanthoplites subangulata, Hypacanthoplites subcornuerianus, Hypacanthoplites uhligi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Andranomena (Analalava), which is in an Aptian marine sandstone in Madagascar
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 155.0
Distribution: found only at Andranomena (Analalava)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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