Discamphiceras antiquum Guex 1980 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

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

See also Guex 1995

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Level Z-18, 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 38.5

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (10: British Columbia collections), Chile (1), Peru (5), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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