†Polyplectus discoides Zittel 1831 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites discoides
Synonym: Oxynoticeras meunieri Monestier 1921
Belongs to Polyplectus according to M. Bécaud 2006
See also Howarth 1992 and Kovács 2009
Sister taxa: Polyplectus appenninicus, Polyplectus pluricostatum, Polyplectus pluricostatus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): diameter 38.3, shell diameter 74.8
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1 collection), Canada (10: British Columbia), France (14), Germany (1), Hungary (4), Italy (2), Luxembourg (1), Morocco (1), Spain (30)
Total: 64 collections each including a single occurrence
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