Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Desmoceras (Pseudoughligella) japonicum, Desmoceras dawsoni japonicum
Belongs to Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) according to A. Alabushev 1995
See also Jones 1967, McLearn 1972 and Murphy and Rodda 1960
Sister taxa: Desmoceras (Pseudoughligella) bearskinense, Desmoceras (Pseudoughligella) dawsoni, Desmoceras (Pseudoughligella) subezoanum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) alamoense, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) argonauticum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) barryae, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) bearskinense, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) calabarense, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) ezoanum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) intrapunctatum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) poronaicum, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) shikokuense, Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella) vetus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 23.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), Japan (6), the Russian Federation (2), United States (8: Alaska, California)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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