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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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