†Brightia (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Parent taxon: Hecticoceratinae according to W. J. Arkell et al. 1957
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ankobites, Eochetoceras, Hecticoceras, Hecticoceratoides, Kheraites, Lunuloceras, Orbignyceras, Pseudobrightia, Pseudocampylites, Putealiceras, Rossiensiceras
Subtaxa: Brightia brighti Brightia lugeoni Brightia metomphala Brightia noizeti Brightia salvadori Brightia sveva
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (7 collections), Iran (1), Madagascar (2), Switzerland (22)
Total: 32 collections including 46 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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