Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
Alternative combination: Hoplitoplacenticeras howarthi
Synonyms: Hoplitoplacenticeras antokazoense Collignon 1970, Hoplitoplacenticeras besairei Collignon 1970, Hoplitoplacenticeras trangahyense Collignon 1970
Belongs to Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) according to H. C. Klinger and W. J. Kennedy 2011
See also Klinger and Kennedy 1989
Sister taxa: Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) coesfeldiense, Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) marroti, Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) plasticum, Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) preyi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 74.5
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of South Africa (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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