Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oosterellidae
Alternative combination: Mortoniceras gaudryi
Synonyms: Mortoniceras vidali Nickles 1892, Mortoniceras vilanovae Nicklés 1892, Oosterella fascigera Thieuloy and Bulot 1992, Oosterella vilanovae Nicklés 1892
Belongs to Oosterella according to C. Gonzalez-Arreola and R. Barragan 2007
See also Avram and Gradinaru 1993, Lukeneder 2004 and Reboulet 1996
Sister taxa: Oosterella begastrensis, Oosterella colombiana, Oosterella cultrata, Oosterella cultrataeformis, Oosterella ondulata
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 25.6
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (2 collections), France (19), Hungary (1), Italy (6), Mexico (2), Romania (1)
Total: 31 collections including 32 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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