†Amaltheus viligaensis Tuchkov 1954 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae
Alternative combination: Acanthopleuroceras viligaensis
Belongs to Amaltheus according to P. L. Smith and H. W. Tipper 1996
Sister taxa: Amaltheus (Amaltheus), Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus), Amaltheus bifurcus, Amaltheus bondonniensis, Amaltheus gibbosus, Amaltheus margaritatus, Amaltheus orientalis, Amaltheus repressus, Amaltheus reticularis, Amaltheus salebrosum, Amaltheus stokesi, Amaltheus striatus, Amaltheus subnodosus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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