†Homolsomites mutabilis Stanton 1895 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Alternative combination: Olcostephanus mutabilis
Full reference: T. W. Stanton. 1895. Contributions to the Cretaceous paleontology of the Pacific coast. : The fauna of the Knoxville. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 133:1-132
Belongs to Homolsomites according to R. W. Imlay 1960
Sister taxa: Homolsomites oregonensis, Homolsomites stantoni
Type specimen: USNM 23089, a shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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