†Metoicoceras swallovi Shumard 1859 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites swallovi, Buchiceras swallovi, Metoicoceras swallovii
Belongs to Metoicoceras according to W. A. Cobban and W. J. Kennedy 1991
See also Chancellor 1982, Hyatt 1903, Sealey and Lucas 2019 and Stephenson 1952
Sister taxa: Metoicoceras bergquisti, Metoicoceras crassicostae, Metoicoceras geslinianum, Metoicoceras gibbosum, Metoicoceras latoventer, Metoicoceras mosbyense, Metoicoceras muelleri, Metoicoceras praecox
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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