†Euaptetoceras amplectens Buckman 1889 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hammatoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Eudmetoceras (Euaptetoceras) amplectens, Hammatoceras amplectens
Synonym: Witchellia aguilonia Imlay 1964
Belongs to Euaptetoceras according to D. Sadki 1994
See also Westermann 1969 and Westermann and Riccardi 1982
Sister taxa: Eudmetoceras (Euaptetoceras) nucleospinosum, Csernyeiceras verpillierense
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 119.8
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (1 collection), Morocco (1), United States (4: Alaska)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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