Caenisites brooki Sowerby 1818 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae

Alternative combinations: Ammonites brooki, Asteroceras brooki

Belongs to Caenisites according to M. Corna and J.-L. Dommergues 1995

See also Macchioni et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Caenisites bordoti, Caenisites caeneus, Caenisites pingue, Caenisites plotti, Caenisites pulchellus, Caenisites turneri

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 46.9

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (6: British Columbia collections), France (3), Germany (1), Mexico (4), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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