†Leconteites deansi Whiteaves 1893 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combination: Olcostephanus (Astieria) deansi
Belongs to Leconteites according to A. Alabushev 1995
See also Imlay 1960 and Jones et al. 1965
Sister taxa: Leconteites lecontei, Leconteites modestus, Leconteites sacramenticus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 40.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (4: Alaska, California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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