Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Alternative spelling: Ammonites (Ochetoceras)
Synonym: Canaliculites Jeannet 1951
Parent taxon: Ochetoceratinae according to T. Sato and T. Yamada 2014
See also Arkell et al. 1957, Baudouin et al. 2011, Jeannet 1951, Schlegelmilch 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cubaochetoceras, Cymaceras, Fehlmannites, Oxydiscites
Subtaxa: Canaliculites argoviensis Ochetoceras (Granulochetoceras) Ochetoceras (Ochetoceras) Ochetoceras canaliferum Ochetoceras dentosum Ochetoceras frickense Ochetoceras irregulare Ochetoceras marantianum Ochetoceras mexicanum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Chile (4), France (18), Germany (6), India (1), Japan (2), Mexico (1), Poland (1), Spain (12), Switzerland (10), Yemen (1)
Total: 57 collections including 74 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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