Arieticeras micrasterias Meneghini 1874 (ammonite)

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

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