Prolecanites compactus Meek and Worthen 1865 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae

Alternative combination: Goniatites compactus

Belongs to Prolecanites according to J. P. Smith 1903

Sister taxa: Prolecanites americanus, Prolecanites discoides, Prolecanites dollei, Prolecanites gurleyi, Prolecanites hesteri, Prolecanites kiaensis, Prolecanites librovitchi, Prolecanites lyoni, Prolecanites maeandricus, Prolecanites mapesi, Prolecanites marshallensis, Prolecanites mixolobus, Prolecanites mojsisovicsi, Prolecanites monroensis, Prolecanites perfectus, Prolecanites postapplanatus, Prolecanites primitivus, Prolecanites serpentinus, Prolecanites stevanovici

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Prolecanites compactus in the database

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