†Worthoceras Adkins 1928 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Parent taxon: Otoscaphitinae according to O. Szives 2007
See also Henderson 1990, Kennedy et al. 1987 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Yezoites
Subtaxa: Worthoceras platydorsatus Worthoceras pygmaeum Worthoceras vermiculum Worthoceras worthense
Type: Macroscaphites platydorsatus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), France (1), Germany (2), India (1), New Zealand (2), United States (20: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)
Total: 27 collections including 32 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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