Phricodoceras taylori Sowerby 1826 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Phricodoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Aegoceras taylori, Ammonites taylori

Synonyms: Ammonites cornutus Simpson 1843, Ammonites quadricornutus Simpson 1855, Phricodoceras cornutum Simpson 1843, Phricodoceras quadricornutum Simpson 1855

Belongs to Phricodoceras according to D. T. Donovan and F. Surlyk 2003

See also Alkaya and Meister 1995, Bremer 1965, Edmunds et al. 2003, Frebold 1970, Hyatt 1900, Rakús and Guex 2002 and Smith and Tipper 1996

Sister taxa: Phricodoceras bettonii, Phricodoceras cantaluppii, Phricodoceras lamellosum, Phricodoceras paronai, Phricodoceras urkuticum

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 27.1

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Denmark (1 collection), Hungary (1), Tunisia (1), Turkey (10), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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