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†Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Alternative spelling: Dichotomoceras

Parent taxon: Perisphinctes according to R. Schlegelmilch 1994

See also Atrops and Benest 1984 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) antrobikensis Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) besairiei Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) bifurcatoides Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) bifurcatus Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) crassus Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) dichotomum Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) grossouvrei Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) microplicatilis Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) predivisum Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) prowitteanus Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) sparsicostatum Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) stenocycloides Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) virguloides

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Algeria (1 collection), Ethiopia (2), France (8), Germany (3), India (2), Italy (1), Madagascar (8), Poland (2), Spain (7), Switzerland (1), Yemen (1)

Total: 36 collections including 59 occurrences

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