Leptosphinctes (Cleistosphinctes) umbilicatus Galacz 2012 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Full reference: A. Galacz. 2012. Early perisphinctid ammonites from the early/late Bajocian boundary interval (Middle Jurassic) from Lokut, Hungary. Geobios 45(3):285-295

Belongs to Leptosphinctes (Cleistosphinctes) according to A. Galacz 2012

Sister taxa: Leptosphinctes (Cleistosphinctes) asinus, Leptosphinctes (Cleistosphinctes) balchanense, Leptosphinctes (Cleistosphinctes) cleistus, Leptosphinctes (Cleistosphinctes) nikanorovae, Leptosphinctes (Cleistosphinctes) perspicuus

Type specimen: Eotvos University A1042, a shell

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 34.5

Distribution: found only at Lokut Hill, Bed 6, banksi Subzone (Jurassic of Hungary)

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