Discamphiceras silberlingi Guex 1980 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Belongs to Discamphiceras according to L. M. Longridge et al. 2008

See also Guex 1995, Hall et al. 2000 and Longridge et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Discamphiceras antiquum, Discamphiceras kammerkaroides, Discamphiceras ornatum, Discamphiceras pleuronotum, Discamphiceras reissi, Discamphiceras submesogenos, Discamphiceras tipperi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Level Z-69, Reno Draw section 1, which is in a Liasicus marine limestone in the Sunrise Formation of Nevada

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 26.9

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (25: Alberta, British Columbia collections), United States (10: Alaska, Nevada, Oregon)

Total: 35 collections including 36 occurrences

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