Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae
Parent taxon: Himalayitidae according to C. Frau et al. 2015
See also Myczynski 1989, Sepkoski 2002 and Verma and Westermann 1973
Sister taxa: Ardesciella, Aulacosphinctes, Corongoceras, Dalmasiceratinae, Djurjuriceras, Hegaratites, Hemispiticeras, Himalayites, Himalayitinae, Parodontoceras, Parrasiella, Riasanella, Tithopeltoceras, Toucasiella, Windhauseniceras
Subtaxa: Durangites acanthicus Durangites alencasteri Durangites cohglani Durangites heilprini Durangites humboldti Durangites vulgaris Durangites zigzagcostatus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (4 collections)
• Jurassic of Cuba (2), Mexico (10), Peru (1), Tunisia (1)
Total: 18 collections including 34 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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