Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites steraspis
Full reference: A. Oppel. 1863. III: Über jurassische Cephalopoden (continued). Palaeontologische Mittheilungen aus dem Museum des Koeniglich-Bayerischen Staates 163-266
Belongs to Neochetoceras according to R. Schlegelmilch 1994
See also Myczynski 1989
Sister taxa: Neochetoceras bous, Neochetoceras mucronatum, Neochetoceras subnudatum, Neochetoceras usselense
Type specimen: BSPM, AS unnumbered. Its type locality is Langenaltheim quarry, which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Altmühltal Formation of Germany.
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 38.9
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Cuba (1), Germany (5), Hungary (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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