Naplesites iynx Clarke 1898 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Beloceratidae

Alternative combination: Beloceras iynx

Synonym: Chaoceras clarkei Yatskov 1990

Belongs to Naplesites according to M. R. House and W. T. Kirchgasser 2008

See also Korn and Klug 2002 and Yatskov 1990

Sister taxa: Naplesites anguisellatus, Naplesites housei, Naplesites naplesense

Type specimens:

  • Naplesites iynx: NYSM 3581, a shell
  • Chaoceras clarkei: NYSM 12060/5, a shell.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Naplesites iynx in the database

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