Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Amaltheus salebrosus, Pleuroceras salebrosum
Synonym: Amaltheus postremus Mattei 1985
Belongs to Amaltheus according to J. Bardin et al. 2013
See also Howarth 1956
Sister taxa: Amaltheus (Amaltheus), Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus), Amaltheus bifurcus, Amaltheus bondonniensis, Amaltheus gibbosus, Amaltheus margaritatus, Amaltheus orientalis, Amaltheus repressus, Amaltheus reticularis, Amaltheus stokesi, Amaltheus striatus, Amaltheus subnodosus, Amaltheus viligaensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 38.0
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (3 collections), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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