Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hammatoceratidae
Full reference: G. E. G. Westermann and A. C. Riccardi. 1982. Ammonoid fauna from the Early Middle Jurassic of Mendoza Province, Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 56(1):11-41
Belongs to Puchenquia (Gerthiceras) according to G. E. G. Westermann and A. C. Riccardi 1982
Sister taxon: Puchenquia (Gerthiceras) mendozana
Type specimen: MLP 14573, a shell. Its type locality is Locality 823, Rio Potimalal, Mendoza, which is in a Murchisonae transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in Argentina.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 97.0
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (3 collections), Chile (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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