Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites theobaldianus, Holcodiscus theobaldianus, Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) theobaldianus, Kossmaticeras theobaldianum
Belongs to Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) according to W. J. Kennedy 2018
See also Cooper 2003, Kennedy et al. 2007, Kennedy and Klinger 1985 and Paulcke 1907
Sister taxa: Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) haumuriensis, Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) inornatum, Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) jeletzkyi, Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) jonesi, Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) sakondryense, Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) sparsicostatum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 63.8
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (1 collection), Chile (1), India (5), South Africa (3)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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