Virgatoptychites (Propolyptychites) tenuicostatus Kemper 1968 (ammonite)

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

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