Mesopuzosia indopacifica Kossmat 1898 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Alternative combination: Puzosia indopacifica

Synonyms: Puzosia (Parapuzosia) hearni Anderson 1958, Puzosia eboroensis Collignon 1961

Belongs to Mesopuzosia according to M. R. Cooper 2003

See also Anderson 1958, Jones 1967, Matsumoto 1954 and Matsumoto 1959

Sister taxa: Mesopuzosia densicostata, Mesopuzosia gaudama, Mesopuzosia intermedia, Mesopuzosia mobergi, Mesopuzosia pacifica, Mesopuzosia yubarense

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 90.0

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Angola (1 collection), Japan (1), United States (4: Alaska, California)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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