†Storthoceras garfieldense Taylor 1998 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Schlotheimiidae
Alternative combination: Saxoceras garfieldense
Full reference: D. G. Taylor. 1998. Late Hettangian-early Sinemurian (Jurassic) ammonite biochronology of the western Cordillera, United States. Geobios 31:467-497
Belongs to Storthoceras according to L. M. Longridge et al. 2008
Sister taxon: Storthoceras australe
Type specimen: NWMNH 25045, a shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): diameter 26.1, shell diameter 38.2
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (10: British Columbia collections), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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