†Metapeltoceras (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
Parent taxon: Peltoceratinae according to A. Jeannet 1951
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Gregoryceras, Parapeltoceras, Peltoceras, Peltoceratoides, Peltoraspailites, Prieserites, Pseudogregoryceras, Raspailites, Rursiceras, Unipeltoceras
Subtaxa: Metapeltoceras baylei Metapeltoceras brunnschweileri Metapeltoceras diversiforme Metapeltoceras helveticum Metapeltoceras jurense Metapeltoceras rollieri
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of India (2 collections), Madagascar (4), Switzerland (7)
Total: 13 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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