Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polymorphitidae
Alternative combination: Cycloceras subarietiforme
Belongs to Acanthopleuroceras according to M. Rakús and J. Guex 2002
See also Meister 1986
Sister taxa: Acanthopleuroceras arietiforme, Acanthopleuroceras carinatum, Acanthopleuroceras inflatum, Acanthopleuroceras lepidum, Acanthopleuroceras maugenesti, Acanthopleuroceras pseudonatrix, Acanthopleuroceras sutherlandbrowni, Acanthopleuroceras thomsoni, Acanthopleuroceras valdani, Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Djebel Zaghouan, Mines of Djebel Staa, bed 5, which is in an Ibex open shallow subtidal limestone in the Oust Formation of Tunisia
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 18.3
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (4 collections), Tunisia (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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