†Spitidiscus riccardii Leanza and Wiedmann 1992 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Holcodiscidae
Belongs to Spitidiscus according to P. F. Rawson and M. B. Aguirre-Urreta 2012
Sister taxa: Holcodiscus (Spitidiscus) escragnollensis, Holcodiscus (Spitidiscus) gibbosulus, 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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