Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Alternative combination: Rogersites balkanicus
Belongs to Subastieria according to E. Avram and E. Gradinaru 1993
Sister taxa: Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras), Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus), Olcostephanus (Viluceras), Olcostephanus astierianus, Olcostephanus atherstoni, Olcostephanus delicatecostatus, Olcostephanus detonii, Olcostephanus paucicostatus, Olcostephanus pecki, Olcostephanus popenoei, Olcostephanus sanlazarensis, Astieria zacatecana, Holcostephanus (Astieria) josephinus, Astieria bangei, Astieria neohispanica, Astieria raricostata, Maderia coahuilensis, Maderia marcoensis, Maderia casitensis, Maderia marcosensis, Subastieria sulcosae, Subastieria sulcosus, Subastieria inordinata, Taraisites bosei
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 26.0
Distribution: found only at Piatra Mare Quarry, Codlea, Brasov Formation (Cretaceous of Romania)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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