†Coahuilites orynskii Böse 1928 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Full reference: E. Böse. 1928. Cretaceous ammonites from Texas and northern Mexico. University of Texas Bulletin 2748:143-357
Belongs to Coahuilites according to E. Böse 1928
Sister taxa: Coahuilites cavinsi, Coahuilites sheltoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mesillas near San Patricio [Escondido beds], which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone/shale in the Escondido Formation of Mexico
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mesillas near San Patricio [Escondido beds]
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