Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aulacostephanidae
Belongs to Ringsteadia according to J. K. Wright 2010
Sister taxa: Ringsteadia (Decipia), Ringsteadia anglica, Ringsteadia brandesi, Ringsteadia evoluta, Ringsteadia frequens, Ringsteadia marstonensis, Ringsteadia pseudocordata, Ringsteadia pseudoyo, Ringsteadia salfeldi, Ringsteadia sphenoidea
Type specimen: NHM C15426, a shell. Its type locality is Wootton Bassett (Marston Ironstone, BMNH), which is in an Oxfordian carbonate limestone in the Ampthill Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 116.5
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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