Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Beudanticeras dawsoni, Desmoceras (Puzosia) dawsoni, Desmoceras dawsoni
Belongs to Desmoceras (Pseudoughligella) according to F. H. McLearn 1972
See also Anderson 1958
Sister taxa: Desmoceras (Pseudoughligella) bearskinense, Desmoceras (Pseudoughligella) subezoanum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) alamoense, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) argonauticum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) barryae, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) bearskinense, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) calabarense, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) ezoanum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) intrapunctatum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) japonicum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) poronaicum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) shikokuense, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) vetus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (14: British Columbia collections), Japan (3), United States (3: California)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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