Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites marroti, Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti
Belongs to Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) according to W. J. Kennedy et al. 1992
See also Atabekyan and Khakimov 1976, Howarth 1965 and Kennedy 1986
Sister taxa: Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) coesfeldiense, Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) howarthi, Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) plasticum, Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) preyi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 42.3
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (1 collection), France (13), the Netherlands (1), Tajikistan (2), Turkmenistan (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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