Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Parahoplitidae
Alternative spelling: Acanthoplites
Parent taxon: Acanthohoplitinae according to M. Matsukawa 2021
See also Förster 1975, Lehmann et al. 2019, Renz 1982, Sepkoski 2002, Stoyanow 1949, Szives 2007 and Wright et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Colombiceras, Gargasiceras, Hypacanthohoplites, Hypacanthoplites, Immunitoceras, Neodeshayesites, Nolaniceras, Paracanthohoplites, Paracanthoplites, Penaceras, Protacanthoplites, Rhytidoplites
Subtaxa: Acanthohoplites andranomenensis Acanthohoplites aschiltaensis Acanthohoplites berkleyi Acanthohoplites erraticus Acanthohoplites hesper Acanthohoplites impetrabilis Acanthohoplites laticostatus Acanthohoplites multispinatus Acanthohoplites schucherti Acanthohoplites teres Acanthoplites aegis Acanthoplites barryana Acanthoplites belohasifakaensis Acanthoplites gardneri Acanthoplites manerensis Acanthoplites midoensis Acanthoplites mitiensis Acanthoplites perrini Acanthoplites remondi Acanthoplites soaranensis Acanthoplites spathi Acanthoplites subbigoti Acanthoplites trifurcatus Acanthoplites venustus
Type: Parahoplites aschiltaensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), Egypt (1), France (8), Georgia (1), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Iran (1), Italy (1), Japan (3), Madagascar (6), Mexico (5), Morocco (1), Mozambique (3), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (3), United States (10: Arizona, California)
Total: 47 collections including 66 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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