Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites astierianus, Astieria astieri
Belongs to Olcostephanus according to J. Klein 2005
See also Böse 1923, Haas 1960 and Vasicek 2002
Sister taxa: Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras), Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus), Olcostephanus (Viluceras), Olcostephanus atherstoni, Olcostephanus delicatecostatus, Olcostephanus detonii, Olcostephanus paucicostatus, Olcostephanus pecki, Olcostephanus popenoei, Olcostephanus sanlazarensis, Maderia marcosensis, Maderia casitensis, Maderia coahuilensis, Subastieria sulcosae, Subastieria sulcosus, Subastieria balkanica, Subastieria inordinata, Taraisites bosei, Astieria raricostata, Astieria bangei, Astieria neohispanica, Astieria zacatecana, Holcostephanus (Astieria) josephinus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Colombia (2 collections), France (2), Italy (1), Mexico (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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