†Arieticeras micrasterias Meneghini 1874 (ammonite)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites micrasterias
Belongs to Arieticeras according to A. Hillebrandt 2006
See also Meister 1989 and Smith and Tipper 1996
Sister taxa: Arieticeras algovianum, Arieticeras amalthei, Arieticeras apertum, Arieticeras bertrandi, Arieticeras disputabile, Arieticeras domarense, Arieticeras japonicum, Arieticeras lupheri, Arieticeras macrum, Arieticeras ruthenense
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 17.8
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), Chile (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.