Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pseudotissotiidae
Alternative combination: Pachydiscus rollandi
Synonyms: Thomasites egyptiacus Douville 1928, Thomasites jordani Pervinquiere 1907, Thomasites lefevrei Douville 1928, Thomasites mesli Pervinquiere 1907
Belongs to Thomasites according to D. Zaoui et al. 2024
See also Ayoub-Hannaa and Fürsich 2012, Chancellor et al. 1994, Kennedy and Simmons 1991, Kennedy et al. 1987 and Reyment 1955
Sister taxa: Thomasites adkinsi, Thomasites fischeri, Thomasites gongilensis, Thomasites koulabicus, Thomasites wallsi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 86.9
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (2 collections), Egypt (6), France (1), Tunisia (9)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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