Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites spinata, Ammonites spinatus
Synonyms: Ammonites costatus Schlotheim 1820, Ammonites franconicus Schlotheim 1813
Belongs to Pleuroceras according to J. Bardin et al. 2013
See also d'Orbigny 1844, Géczy and Meister 1998, Howarth 1956 and Oppel 1862
Sister taxa: Pleuroceras apyrenum, Pleuroceras birdi, Pleuroceras hawskerense, Pleuroceras solare, Pleuroceras transiens
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 45.6
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (6 collections), Germany (10), Hungary (2), Italy (1), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (11), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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