Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pseudotissotiidae
Alternative combinations: Choffaticeras segne, Pseudotissotia segnis
Synonyms: Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) quaasi Peron in Fourtau 1904, Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) securiforme Eck 1909, Choffaticeras quaasi Peron in Fourtau 1904, Choffaticeras securiforme Eck 1909, Pseudotissotia (Leoniceras) alaouitense Basse 1937, Schloenbachia quaasi Peron in Fourtau 1904, Tissotia schweinfurthi Eck 1909, Tissotia securiformis Eck 1909
Belongs to Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) according to E. S. M. Moneer et al. 2022
See also Aly et al. 2008, Ayoub-Hannaa and Fürsich 2012, Barroso-Barcenilla and Goy 2007, Chancellor et al. 1994, Kennedy et al. 2008 and Meister 1989
Sister taxa: Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) douvillei, Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) luciae, Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) massipiana, Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) meslei, Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) pavillieri, Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) sinaiticum, Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) spathi
Type specimens:
- Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne: SN.BG., a shell
- Pseudotissotia (Leoniceras) alaouitense: MNHN R52529. Its type locality is Ain Tineh, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in Syria.
- Schloenbachia quaasi:
- Tissotia schweinfurthi:
- Tissotia securiformis:
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 121.7
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (16 collections), Jordan (4), Morocco (1), Nigeria (2), Romania (1), Spain (4), Syria (1), Tunisia (1)
Total: 30 collections including 34 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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