†Falloticeras proteus d'Orbigny 1842 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Mojsisovicsiidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites proteus, Mojsisoviczia proteus
Full reference: A. d'Orbigny. 1842. Paléontologie française: Terrains crétacés. 1. Céphalopodes. Masson, Paris 431-662
Belongs to Falloticeras according to W. J. Kennedy and H. C. Klinger 2012
See also d'Orbigny 1842, Gebhardt 1983, Kennedy and Cooper 1977, Parona and Bonarelli 1897 and Wright et al. 1996
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 17.0
Distribution: found only at Locality 51, north of Hluhluwe, Bed 1 (Cretaceous of South Africa)
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