†Pachydesmoceras denisonianum Stoliczka 1865 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites denisonianus, Puzosia denisoniana
Belongs to Pachydesmoceras according to M. K. Howarth 1985
See also Renz 1976, Reyment 1958 and Solger 1904
Sister taxa: Pachydesmoceras kamerunense, Pachydesmoceras kossmati, Pachydesmoceras linderi, Pachydesmoceras maroccanum, Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 81.7
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (10 collections), Cameroon (2), Germany (1), Japan (1), Nigeria (1), Romania (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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