Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites elegans, Cleviceras elegans, Harpoceras elegans
Synonyms: Ammonites capellinus Schlotheim 1820, Osperleioceras viluiense Krimholtz 1956
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1815. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Parts XV to XVIII. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 1(15-18):179-234
Belongs to Eleganticeras according to M. Bécaud 2006
See also Howarth 1962 and Howarth 1992
Sister taxa: Eleganticeras elegantulum, Eleganticeras exaratum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 71.8
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Germany (2), Morocco (1), Spain (17), the United Kingdom (9)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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