Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Prolyelliceratidae
Alternative combination: Lyelliceras ulrichi
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 Benavides-Caceres 1956 and Kennedy and Klinger 2008
Sister taxa: Prolyelliceras alternatum, Prolyelliceras apuloense, Prolyelliceras carvajalorum, Prolyelliceras gevreyi, Prolyelliceras isaaclei, Prolyelliceras lobatum, Prolyelliceras mathewsi, Prolyelliceras prorsocurvatum, Prolyelliceras pseudolyelliforme
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 34.4
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Peru (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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