Leptoceras Uhlig 1883 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Protancyloceratidae

Alternative spelling: Crioceras (Leptoceras)

Synonym: Protoleptoceras Nikolov 1966

Parent taxon: Protancyloceratidae according to J. Klein et al. 2007

See also Landra et al. 2000, Manolov 1962 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cochlocrioceras, Juddiceras, Parapedioceras, Protanclyoceras, Protancyloceras, Vinalesites

Subtaxa: Leptoceras brunneri Leptoceras hubachi Leptoceras studeri Leptoceras ubalaense

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Type: Ancyloceras brunneri

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Colombia (6 collections), Poland (1), Spain (10), Trinidad and Tobago (1)

• Jurassic of Colombia (2), Iraq (1)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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