†Alocolytoceras ophioneum Benecke 1865 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites ophioneus, Audaxlytoceras ophioneum
Synonym: Ammonites (Lytoceras) catriensis Meneghini 1881
Belongs to Alocolytoceras according to R. Bourillot et al. 2008
See also Pallini et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Alocolytoceras coarctatum, Alocolytoceras dorcadis, Alocolytoceras germainei, Alocolytoceras isztimeri, Alocolytoceras sisyphus, Alocolytoceras trautscholdi, Aegolytoceras rotundicosta
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 31.7
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Italy (1 collection), Morocco (2), Spain (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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