†Leconteites modestus Anderson 1938 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combination: Cleoniceras modestum
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1938. Lower Cretaceous deposits in California and Oregon. Geological Society of America Special Paper 16:1-331
Belongs to Leconteites according to R. W. Imlay 1960
See also Anderson 1938
Sister taxa: Leconteites deansi, Leconteites lecontei, Leconteites sacramenticus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (15: Alaska, California collections)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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