Ptychophylloceras diphyllum d'Orbigny 1841 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites diphyllus

Belongs to Ptychophylloceras according to E. Avram and E. Gradinaru 1993

Sister taxa: Ptychophylloceras chonomphalum, Ptychophylloceras euphyllum, Ptychophylloceras feddeni, Ptychophylloceras flabellatum, Ptychophylloceras lardyi, Ptychophylloceras plasticum, Ptychophylloceras popenoei, Ptychophylloceras ptychoicum, Ptychophylloceras saintoursi, Ptychophylloceras tatricum

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 26.6

Distribution: found only at Piatra Mare Quarry, Codlea, Brasov Formation (Cretaceous of Romania)

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