Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Synonyms: Puzosigella Casey 1954, Vnigriceras Saveliev 1973
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: Uhligellinae according to J. L. Latil et al. 2023
See also Jones et al. 1965, Lehmann et al. 2016, Sepkoski 2002 and Wright et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Boliteceras, Brewericeras, Cophinoceras, Grantziceras, Pseudorbulites, Roberticeras, Uhligella, Zuercherella
Subtaxa: Leconteites deansi Leconteites lecontei Leconteites modestus Leconteites sacramenticus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Denmark (1 collection), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (30: Alaska, California, Oregon)
Total: 33 collections including 66 occurrences
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