Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1959. New genera of early Cretaceous (Albian) Ammonites from Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 33(1):179-185
Belongs to Kennicottia according to A. Alabushev 1995
See also Imlay 1959 and Imlay 1960
Sister taxon: Kennicottia rugosa
Type specimen: USNM 129870, a shell. Its type locality is Alaska, Kennicott Formation, USGS Mes. loc. 9972, which is in an Albian marginal marine shale/sandstone in the Kennicott Formation of Alaska.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 63.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (5: Alaska)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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