Alocolytoceras ophioneum Benecke 1865 (ammonite)

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

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.