†Alsatites proaries Neumayr 1879 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae
Alternative combination: Arietites proaries
Synonym: Aegoceras tortuosum Canavari 1882
Belongs to Alsatites according to L. M. Longridge et al. 2008
See also Guex 1995
Sister taxa: Alsatites bipartitus, Alsatites laqueus, Alsatites liasicus, Alsatites nigromontanus, Alsatites pamlicoensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 38.4
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (10: British Columbia collections), United States (7: Nevada)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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