†Protacanthodiscus (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae
Parent taxon: Himalayitinae according to C. Frau et al. 2016
See also Frau et al. 2015, Imlay and Jones 1970, Sepkoski 2002 and Wright et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Boughdiriella, Dickersonia, Lopeziceras, Mazenoticeras, Micracanthoceras, Pratumidiscus
Subtaxa: Protacanthodiscus andreaei Protacanthodiscus hexagonus Protacanthodiscus taffi
Type: Hoplites andreaei
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Iraq (1 collection), Yemen (2)
• Jurassic of Colombia (1), France (7), Iraq (2), Italy (1), Peru (1), United States (1: California)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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