Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Full reference: R. Casey. 1954. New genera and subgenera of Lower Cretaceous ammonites. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 44:106-115
Parent taxon: Acanthoplitinae according to E. Robert and L. G. Bulot 2005
See also Renz 1982 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthohoplites, Colombiceras, Hypacanthohoplites, Hypacanthoplites, Immunitoceras, Mellegueiceras, Neodeshayesites, Nolaniceras, Paracanthohoplites, Paracanthoplites, Penaceras, Rhytidoplites
Subtaxa: Gargasiceras (Pseudogargasiceras) Gargasiceras aptiense Gargasiceras recticostatum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (1 collection), Mexico (17), Venezuela (1)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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