Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites monile
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1816. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Parts XXI to XXVI. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 2(21-26):29-116
Belongs to Douvilleiceras according to V.E. Benavides-Caceres 1956
Sister taxa: Douvilleiceras inaequinodum, Douvilleiceras mamillare, Douvilleiceras mammillatum, Douvilleiceras meyendorffi, Douvilleiceras muralense, Douvilleiceras offarcinatum, Douvilleiceras scabrosum, Douvilleiceras spiniferum, Douvilleiceras variabile
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 48.1
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (3 collections), Peru (5), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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