Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1940. Neocomian Faunas of Northern Mexico. Geological Society America Bulletin 51(1):117-190
Belongs to Maderia according to R. W. Imlay 1940
Sister taxa: Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras), Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus), Olcostephanus (Viluceras), Olcostephanus astierianus, Olcostephanus atherstoni, Olcostephanus delicatecostatus, Olcostephanus detonii, Olcostephanus paucicostatus, Olcostephanus pecki, Olcostephanus popenoei, Olcostephanus sanlazarensis, Subastieria balkanica, Subastieria sulcosae, Subastieria sulcosus, Subastieria inordinata, Maderia coahuilensis, Maderia marcosensis, Maderia marcoensis, Astieria neohispanica, Astieria raricostata, Astieria bangei, Astieria zacatecana, Holcostephanus (Astieria) josephinus, Taraisites bosei
Type specimen: UMMP 18060, a shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 27.3
Distribution: found only at 58-Coahuila (Cretaceous of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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