†Virgatoptychites (Propolyptychites) tenuicostatus Kemper 1968 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Alternative combinations: Paratollia tenuicostata, Polyptychites (Propolyptychites) tenuicostatus
Belongs to Virgatoptychites (Propolyptychites) according to P. Alsen 2006
See also Bogomolov 1989 and Jeletzky and Kemper 1988
Sister taxa: Euryptychites (Propolyptychites) arcticus, Euryptychites (Propolyptychites) globulosus, Propolyptychites bentheimensis, Virgatoptychites (Propolyptychites) pumilio, Virgatoptychites (Propolyptychites) quadrifidus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 61.9
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greenland (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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