†Mogharaeceras priscum Douvillé 1916 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combination: Knemiceras priscum
Full reference: H. Douvillé. 1916. Les terrains secondaires dans le massif du Moghara à l’Est de l’isthme de Suez. Mémoire de l’Académie des Sciences, Paris 54(2):1-184
Belongs to Mogharaeceras according to L. G. Bulot et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FSL.EM1871, a shell. Its type locality is Bir Lagama, Gabal Maghara, Sinai, which is in a Barremian marine horizon in Egypt.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 29.3
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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