Hypacanthoplites Spath 1923 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae

Alternative spelling: Acanthoplites (Hypacanthoplites)

Parent taxon: Acanthohoplitinae according to J. L. Latil and E. Jaillard 2023

See also Collignon 1962, Kennedy et al. 1980, Kennedy et al. 1981, Lehmann et al. 2016, Lehmann et al. 2019, Lehmann et al. 2013, Matsukawa 2021, Ovando-Figueroa et al. 2018, Robert and Bulot 2005, Robert et al. 2018, Sepkoski 2002 and Szives 2007

Sister taxa: Acanthohoplites, Colombiceras, Gargasiceras, Hypacanthohoplites, Immunitoceras, Mellegueiceras, Neodeshayesites, Nolaniceras, Paracanthohoplites, Paracanthoplites, Penaceras, Rhytidoplites

Subtaxa: Acanthoplites (Hypacanthoplites) falloti Hypacanthoplites aplanatus Hypacanthoplites buloti Hypacanthoplites corrugatus Hypacanthoplites elegans Hypacanthoplites hirtzi Hypacanthoplites milletianus Hypacanthoplites milletioides Hypacanthoplites plesiotypicus Hypacanthoplites pricei Hypacanthoplites rubricosus Hypacanthoplites sigmoidalis Hypacanthoplites subangulata Hypacanthoplites subcornuerianus Hypacanthoplites tenuiformis Hypacanthoplites uhligi

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Denmark (1 collection), France (30), Germany (6), Hungary (1), Iran (19), Japan (4), Madagascar (3), Mexico (8), Morocco (2), Mozambique (1), the Russian Federation (1), Tunisia (2), the United Kingdom (14), United States (19: Louisiana, Texas)

Total: 111 collections including 182 occurrences

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