Oxycerites (Alcidellus) (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Alternative spelling: Alcidellus

Synonyms: Eohecticoceras, Eoheteroceras Vasícek and Wiedmann 1994

Parent taxon: Oxycerites according to M. Zatoń 2010

See also Parent 1998, Riccardi and Westermann 1999 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Oppelia (Oxycerites) chinitnana, Oxycerites (Oxycerites), Oxycerites aspidoides, Oxycerites besairiei, Oxycerites hersilia, Oxycerites orbis, Oxycerites oxus, Oxycerites rodoensis

Subtaxa: Oxycerites (Alcidellus) tenuistriatus

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (1 collection)

• Jurassic of Argentina (1), Germany (1), Iran (1), Poland (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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