Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Prolyelliceratidae
Alternative combination: Lyelliceras mathewsi
Full reference: M. M. Knechtel. 1947. Cephalopoda. In: Mesozoic fossils of the Peruvian Andes, Johns Hopkins University Studies in Geology 15:81-139
Belongs to Prolyelliceras according to J.-L. Latil et al. 2009
See also Kennedy and Klinger 2008 and Knechtel 1947
Sister taxa: Prolyelliceras alternatum, Prolyelliceras apuloense, Prolyelliceras carvajalorum, Prolyelliceras gevreyi, Prolyelliceras isaaclei, Prolyelliceras lobatum, Prolyelliceras prorsocurvatum, Prolyelliceras pseudolyelliforme, Prolyelliceras ulrichi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Peru (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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