†Ammonoceratites Bowditch 1822 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Alternative spelling: Lytoceras (Ammonoceratites)
Parent taxon: Lytoceratinae according to R. Hoffmann 2015
See also Brunnschweiler 1966, Collignon 1962, Hoffmann 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Wright et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Carinolytoceras, Lobolytoceras, Lytoceras, Ptycholytoceras, Zaghouanites
Subtaxa: Ammonoceratites crenocostatus Ammonoceratites lamarcki Lytoceras (Ammonoceratites) betiokyense
Type: Ammonoceratites lamarcki
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Motuan of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (6: British Columbia), Japan (1), Madagascar (6)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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