Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae
Alternative combination: Lytoceras (Tetragonites) epigonus
Belongs to Tetragonites according to W. J. Kennedy et al. 2007
See also Kennedy 1995 and Marshall 1926
Sister taxa: Litoceras (Tetragonites) zacatecanum, Lytoceras (Tetragonites) kingianum, Neoepigoniceras, Tetragonites (Tetragonites), Tetragonites bournensis, Tetragonites brazoensis, Tetragonites crudus, Tetragonites glabrus, Tetragonites jonesi, Tetragonites lecontei, Tetragonites madagascarensis, Tetragonites margaritatus, Tetragonites marshalli, Tetragonites nautiloides, Tetragonites obscurus, Tetragonites popetensis, Tetragonites silencioensis, Tetragonites simplex, Tetragonites subtimotheanus, Epigoniceras epigonum, Tetragonites (Carinites) spathi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): diameter 53.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1 collection), France (4), Japan (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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