Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites solaris
Synonyms: Ammonites regularis Simpson 1855, Paltopleuroceras pseudocostatum Richardson 1904
Belongs to Pleuroceras according to J. Bardin et al. 2013
See also Blau and Meister 1991, Elmi et al. 2009, Howarth 1955, Howarth 1956 and Meister and Friebe 2003
Sister taxa: Pleuroceras apyrenum, Pleuroceras birdi, Pleuroceras hawskerense, Pleuroceras spinatum, Pleuroceras transiens
Subtaxa: Pleuroceras solare solitarium Pleuroceras solare trapezoidiformis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 37.5
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Algeria (3 collections), Austria (2), France (4), Germany (4), Spain (8), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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