†Neogastroplites cornutus Whiteaves 1885 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae
Alternative combination: Buchiceras cornutum
Synonym: Kanabiceras wyomingense Reeside and Weymouth 1931
Full reference: J. F. Whiteaves. 1885. Description of a New Species of Ammonite from the Cretaceous Rocks of Fort St. John, on the Peace River. Royal Society of Canada Proceedings and Transactions 2(4):239-240
Belongs to Neogastroplites according to F. H. McLearn 1931
See also Reeside and Cobban 1960, Reeside and Weymouth 1931 and Whiteaves 1885
Sister taxa: Neogastroplites americanus, Neogastroplites kamchatkensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pearl Creek [Fort St. John Gp] (Cretaceous of Alberta)
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