Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites stellaris
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1815. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Parts XV to XVIII. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 1(15-18):179-234
Belongs to Asteroceras according to M. Corna and J.-L. Dommergues 1995
See also d'Orbigny 1843, Geczy and Meister 2007 and Hollingworth et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Asteroceras acceleratum, Asteroceras blakei, Asteroceras confusum, Asteroceras dommerguesi, Asteroceras margarita, Asteroceras margaritoides, Asteroceras obtusum, Asteroceras retusum, Asteroceras reynesi, Asteroceras saltriensis, Asteroceras smithi, Asteroceras suevicum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 90.7
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Hungary (2), Morocco (6), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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