Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Alternative combination: Polyptychites plenus
Belongs to Polyptychites (Polyptychites) according to P. Alsen 2006
Sister taxa: Polyptychites (Polyptychites) ascendens, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) beani, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) conferticosta, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) keyserlingi, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) michalskii, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) polyptychus, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) ramulicosta, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) rawsoni, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) robertsi, Polyptychites (Polyptychites) tuberculatus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 39.3
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greenland (2 collections), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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