Romaniceras (Yubariceras) ornatissimum Stoliczka 1864 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Ammonites ornatissimum, Ammonites ornatissimus, Romaniceras ornatissimum

Synonym: Yubariceras yubarense Matsumoto et al. 1957

Belongs to Romaniceras (Yubariceras) according to M. Benzaggagh et al. 2017

See also Barroso-Barcenilla 2004, Kennedy et al. 2015, Kennedy and Cobban 1988 and Zaborski 1990

Sister taxa: Romaniceras (Yubariceras) evolutum, Romaniceras (Yubariceras) kanei, Romaniceras (Yubariceras) reymenti, Yubariceras gosavicum

Type specimens:

  • Romaniceras (Yubariceras) ornatissimum: 174 in the collections of the Geological Survey of India
  • Yubariceras yubarense:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Japan (1 collection), Mexico (1), Morocco (1), Spain (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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