†Collignoniceras vermilionense Meek and Hayden 1860 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites vermilionensis, Mortoniceras vermilionense, Prionotropis vermilionensis
Belongs to Collignoniceras according to W. J. Kennedy et al. 2001
See also Cobban 1983
Sister taxa: Collignoniceras bravaisianum, Collignoniceras carolinum, Collignoniceras jorgenseni, Collignoniceras klamathensis, Collignoniceras percarinatum, Collignoniceras praecox, Collignoniceras woollgari, Selwynoceras mexicanum, Prionotropis caurinus, Prionotropis hiltensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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