†Silesites Uhlig 1883 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Silesitidae
Synonym: Beneckeia Uhlig 1882 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Silesitidae according to G. Landra et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Spath 1934
Sister taxa: Miyakoceras, Neoastieria, Neosilesites, Piatnitzkyceras
Subtaxa: Silesites puzosiaformis Silesites seranonis Silesites trajani
Type: Ammonites seranonis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (3 collections), Bulgaria (1), France (1), Hungary (1), Italy (8), Mexico (1), Morocco (2), Serbia and Montenegro (3), Slovakia (1), Spain (20), United States (4: California)
Total: 45 collections including 46 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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