†Olcostephanus (Viluceras) permolestus Leanza 1958 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Alternative combination: Simbirskites permolestus
Belongs to Olcostephanus (Viluceras) according to F. A. Mourgues et al. 2015
See also Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson 1999
Sister taxa: Olcostephanus (Viluceras) araucanus, Olcostephanus (Viluceras) duraznoensis
Type specimen: CPBA 7018, a shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 48.3
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (14 collections), Chile (2)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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