Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae
Alternative spelling: Cadoceras (Quenstedtoceras)
Parent taxon: Cardioceratinae according to R. Schlegelmilch 1994
See also Arkell et al. 1957, Callomon and Wright 1989 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bourkelamberticeras, Cardioceras, Cuneicardioceras, Eboraciceras, Goliathiceras, Goliathites, Herznachites, Hoplocardioceras, Korythoceras, Lamberticeras, Nannocardioceras, Pavloviceras, Prionodoceras, Prorsiceras
Subtaxa: Ammonites hermione Quenstedtoceras cupressum Quenstedtoceras flexicostatum Quenstedtoceras henrici Quenstedtoceras holtedahli Quenstedtoceras lamberti Quenstedtoceras leachi Quenstedtoceras mariae Quenstedtoceras maxsei Quenstedtoceras novosemelicum Quenstedtoceras praelamberti Quenstedtoceras vertumnum
Type: Ammonites leachi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Jurassic of France (3), Germany (5), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 18 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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