Spitidiscus riccardii Leanza and Wiedmann 1992 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Holcodiscidae

Belongs to Spitidiscus according to P. F. Rawson and M. B. Aguirre-Urreta 2012

Sister taxa: Spitidiscus fasciger, Spitidiscus intermedius, Spitidiscus kilapiae, Spitidiscus meneghinii, Spitidiscus oregonensis, Spitidiscus rotula, Spitidiscus simitiensis

Type specimen: P 1749 M.O.Z., a shell

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): diameter 39.6

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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