Kossmaticeras (Natalites) africanus van Hoepen 1920 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Alternative combination: Holcodiscus africanus

Synonym: Madrasites natalensis Spath 1922

Belongs to Kossmaticeras (Natalites) according to W. J. Kennedy and H. C. Klinger 1985

See also Klinger 1985

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Kossmaticeras (Natalites) africanus faku

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 46.7

Distribution: found only at Offshore of Natal [Mzamba Fm] (Cretaceous of South Africa)

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