Olcostephanus paucicostatus Imlay 1937 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Alternative combination: Rogersites paucicostatus

Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1937. Lower Neocomian fossils from the Miquihuana region, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 11(7):552-574

Belongs to Olcostephanus according to J. Klein 2005

See also Imlay 1937

Sister taxa: Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras), Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus), Olcostephanus (Viluceras), Olcostephanus astierianus, Olcostephanus atherstoni, Olcostephanus delicatecostatus, Olcostephanus detonii, Olcostephanus pecki, Olcostephanus popenoei, Olcostephanus sanlazarensis, Subastieria inordinata, Subastieria sulcosus, Subastieria sulcosae, Subastieria balkanica, Maderia coahuilensis, Maderia casitensis, Maderia marcosensis, Taraisites bosei, Astieria bangei, Astieria zacatecana, Astieria raricostata, Astieria neohispanica, Holcostephanus (Astieria) josephinus

Type specimen: UM 18033, a shell

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Arroyo San Lazaro8 (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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