Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Alternative spelling: Acanthoplites
Synonym: Protacanthoplites Tovbina 1970
Parent taxon: Acanthohoplitidae according to C. Frau 2023
See also Förster 1975, Lehmann et al. 2019, Matsukawa 2021, Renz 1982, Sepkoski 2002, Stoyanow 1949, Szives 2007 and Wright et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Colombiceras, Gargasiceras, Hypacanthohoplites, Hypacanthoplites, Immunitoceras, Mellegueiceras, Neodeshayesites, Nolaniceras, Paracanthohoplites, Paracanthoplites, Penaceras, 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 Protacanthoplites bigoureti Protacanthoplites originalis
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 (4), Italy (1), Japan (3), Madagascar (7), Mexico (5), Morocco (1), Mozambique (3), the Russian Federation (3), South Africa (3), United States (10: Arizona, California)
Total: 53 collections including 80 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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