†Acompsoceras calabarense Zaborski 1985 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
Full reference: P. M. P. Zaborski. 1985. Upper Cretaceous ammonites from the Calabar region, south-east Nigeria. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Geol.) 39(1):1-72
Belongs to Acompsoceras according to P. M. P. Zaborski 1985
Sister taxa: Acompsoceras inconstans, Acompsoceras renevieri, Acompsoceras sarthense, Acompsoceras tenue
Type specimen: BMNH C.85250, a shell. Its type locality is Calabar-Akamkpa road, 1.5 km N of junction [Odukpani Fm], which is in a Cenomanian offshore shale in the Odukpani Formation of Nigeria.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Calabar-Akamkpa road, 1.5 km N of junction [Odukpani Fm]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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