Acompsoceras (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Synonym: Pseudacompsoceras Spath 1925

Parent taxon: Acanthoceratinae according to A. S. Gale et al. 2018

See also El Qot 2018, Kennedy 2013, Sepkoski 2002, Wright et al. 1996 and Zaborski 1985

Sister taxa: Acanthoceras, Alzadites, Benueites, Calycoceras, Conlinoceras, Cunningtoniceras, Eucalycoceras, Kastanoceras, Kennediella, Kunnamiceras, Microsulcatoceras, Nebraskites, Neocardioceras, Nigericeras, Paraconlinoceras, Plesiacanthoceratoides, Prohauericeras, Protacanthoceras, Pseudocalycoceras, Pseudovascoceras, Quitmaniceras, Sumitomoceras, Tarrantoceras, Thomelites, Watinoceras

Subtaxa: Acompsoceras calabarense Acompsoceras inconstanus Acompsoceras renevieri Acompsoceras tenue

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Type: Ammonites bochumensis

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Colombia (3), Egypt (1), France (1), Germany (1), Madagascar (6), Nigeria (2), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 19 collections including 21 occurrences

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