Neogastroplites cornutus Whiteaves 1885 (ammonite)

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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