Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Deiradoceras prerostratum, Subschloenbachia prerostrata
Full reference: L. F. Spath. 1921. On Cretaceous Cephalopoda from Zululand. Annals of the South African Museum 12:217-321
Belongs to Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) according to W. J. Kennedy et al. 1999
See also Collignon 1963, Förster 1975, Renz 1982 and Van Hoepen 1931
Sister taxa: Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) beloventer, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) bipunctatum, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) bispinosum, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) cunningtoni, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) devonense, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) exile, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) mokarahaense
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 99.7
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mozambique (1 collection), Venezuela (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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