Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae
Full reference: T. Matsumoto. 1984. Part I. Ammonites from the Upper Campanian of the Teshio Mountains. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 27:5-32
Belongs to Saghalinites according to Y. Shigeta and M. Izukura 2018
See also Matsumoto 1984, Shigeta 2016 and Shigeta and Maeda 2005
Sister taxa: Saghalinites cala, Saghalinites nuperus, Saghalinites wrighti
Type specimen: GK. H95971, a shell. Its type locality is Loc. T5011 - Uttsu [Yezo Gp], which is in a Campanian marine sandstone in Japan.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 55.7
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (5 collections), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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