Pleuroacanthites biformis Sowerby 1831 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites biformis

Belongs to Pleuroacanthites according to R. Hoffmann 2015

See also Guex 1995, Longridge et al. 2008 and Yin et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Pleuroacanthites charlottensis, Pleuroacanthites mulleri, Pleuroacanthites psilomorphum, Parapsiloceras calliphyllum, Parapsiloceras polycyclus

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): diameter 98.6

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (5: British Columbia collections), United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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