†Sphaeroceras (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae
Alternative spelling: Ammonites (Sphaeroceras)
Parent taxon: Sphaeroceratidae according to M. R. Majidifard 2015
See also Arkell et al. 1957, Besnosov and Mitta 1993, Crick 1894 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Chondroceras, Eocephalites, Eurycephalitinae, Labyrinthoceras, Mayaitinae, Oecoptychoceras
Subtaxa: Sphaeroceras brongniarti Sphaeroceras tutthum Sphaeroceras vcostatum
Type: Ammonites brongniartii
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Chile (1 collection), Iran (2), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (1), Turkmenistan (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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