Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Coilopoceratidae
Full reference: A. Parnes. 1964. Coniacian ammonites from the Negev (Southern Israel). Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin (39)1-41
Belongs to Coilopoceras according to G. R. Chancellor et al. 1994
See also Parnes 1964
Sister taxa: Coilopoceras colleti, Coilopoceras discoideum, Coilopoceras grossouvrei, Coilopoceras hyatti, Coilopoceras inflatum, Coilopoceras jenksi, Coilopoceras newelli, Coilopoceras requienianum, Coilopoceras springeri
Type specimen: HU 20925a, a shell. Its type locality is Nahal Zihor (coord. 1433/9586), which is in a Turonian marine limestone in Israel.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 141.9
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (2 collections), Israel (5), Tunisia (4)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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