Forresteria pitalensis Steinmann 1881 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Alternative combination: Prionocyclus pitalensis

Belongs to Forresteria according to O. Renz 1982

Sister taxa: Barroisiceras (Forresteria) basseae, Forresteria (Forresteria), Forresteria (Harleites), Forresteria forresteri, Forresteria stantoni

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at La Paragua, Barroisiceras zone [Timbetes Mbr, La Luna Fm] (Cretaceous of Venezuela)

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