Euomphaloceras euomphalum Sharpe 1855 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Ammonites euomphalus, Euomphaloceras (Euomphaloceras) euomphalum

Full reference: D. Sharpe. 1855. Description of the fossil remains of Mollusca found in the Chalk of England. I. Cephalopoda. The Palaeontographical Society, Monograph 27-36

Belongs to Euomphaloceras according to F. Barroso-Barcenilla 2004

See also Cooper 1978, Sharpe 1855 and Spath 1923

Sister taxa: Euomphaloceras (Euomphaloceras), Euomphaloceras costatum, Euomphaloceras inerme, Euomphaloceras merewetheri, Euomphaloceras septemseriatum

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (2 collections), United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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