Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Full reference: E. Böse. 1928. Cretaceous ammonites from Texas and northern Mexico. University of Texas Bulletin 2748:143-357
Belongs to Sphenodiscus according to E. Böse 1928
Sister taxa: Sphenodiscus beecheri, Sphenodiscus binkhorsti, Sphenodiscus brasiliensis, Sphenodiscus corroyi, Sphenodiscus intermedius, Sphenodiscus konincki, Sphenodiscus lobatus, Sphenodiscus parahybensis, Sphenodiscus pleurisepta, Sphenodiscus prepleurisepta, Sphenodiscus siva, Sphenodiscus stantoni, Sphenodiscus ubaghsi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Arroyo Caballeo [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 Arroyo Caballeo [Escondido beds]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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