Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Alternative combination: Parahoplites nicholsoni
Full reference: V.E. Benavides-Caceres. 1956. Cretaceous system in northern Peru. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 108(4):1-493
Belongs to Neodeshayesites according to E. Robert and L. G. Bulot 2005
See also Benavides-Caceres 1956
Sister taxa: Neodeshayesites albertoalvaresi, Neodeshayesites cingulatum, Neodeshayesites comalensis, Neodeshayesites inti, Neodeshayesites karsteni, Neodeshayesites mayfieldensis, Neodeshayesites stutzeri, Parahoplites quilla
Type specimen: AMNH 27390, a shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 73.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Peru (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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