Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1953. Callovian (Jurassic) ammonites from the United States and Alaska Part 2. Alaska Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 249-B:41-108
Belongs to Phylloceras (Calliphylloceras) according to R. W. Imlay 1953
Sister taxa: Calliphylloceras alontinum, Calliphylloceras aveyronnense, Calliphylloceras benacense, Calliphylloceras bicicolae, Calliphylloceras capitanii, Calliphylloceras demidoffi, Calliphylloceras disputabile, Calliphylloceras freibrocki, Calliphylloceras jaraense, Calliphylloceras kochi, Calliphylloceras manfredi, Calliphylloceras nilssoni, Calliphylloceras nizinanum, Calliphylloceras propinquum, Calliphylloceras seroplicatum, Calliphylloceras spadae
Type specimen: USNM 108006, a shell. Its type locality is USGS Mesozoic 3104, Puale Bay, which is in a Callovian marine siliciclastic in the Shelikof Formation of Alaska.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 66.0
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (8: Alaska collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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