†Astreptoceras Henderson 1970 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae
Full reference: R. A. Henderson. 1970. Ammonoidea from the Mata Series (Santonian-Maastrichtian) of New Zealand. Special Papers in Palaeontology 6:1-82
Parent taxon: Diplomoceratidae according to R. A. Henderson 1970
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Diplomoceratinae, Eudiplomoceras, Masonites, Polyptychoceratinae, Ryugasella, Schlueterella
Subtaxa: Astreptoceras zelandicum
Type: Ptychoceras zelandicum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (2 collections), New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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