Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Alternative combination: Cingolites spiralis
Full reference: S. Sassaroli and F. Venturi. 2010. Cingolites n. gen., a new lower Toarcian Hildoceratinae (Ammonitina) from the Marchean Apennines (Cingoli, Macerata, Italy). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 49:97-118
Belongs to Hildaites according to M. K. Howarth 2013
See also Sassaroli and Venturi 2010
Sister taxa: Hildaites (Hildaites), Hildaites (Martanites), Hildaites bisulcatus, Hildaites calamantis, Hildaites chatryi, Hildaites clavatus, Hildaites crassus, Hildaites evolutus, Hildaites exilis, Hildaites forte, Hildaites levisoni, Hildaites murleyi, Hildaites pionneaui, Hildaites planiventris, Hildaites pseudolevisoni, Hildaites sanderi, Hildaites serpentiniformis, Hildaites striatus, Hildaites subserpentinum, Hildaites subserpentinus, Hildaites wrighti, Cingolites stefaninii, Cingolites picenus
Type specimen: MSA 21. Its type locality is Marconessa quarry (upper Undicosta zone talus), which is in a Falciferum carbonate limestone in the Bugarone Formation of Italy.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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