Discamphiceras submesogenos Guex 1995 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Full reference: J. Guex. 1995. Ammonites hettangiennes de la Gabbs Valley Range (Nevada, USA). Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne) 27:1-131

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

See also Guex 1995

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Level Z-90, 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): diameter 30.3

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (5: British Columbia collections), United States (3: Nevada)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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