Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
Alternative combination: Pachydiscus complanatus
Belongs to Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) according to W. J. Kennedy 1986
Sister taxa: Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) arkansanus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) australis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) awajiensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) cayeuxi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) dossantosi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) duelmensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) egertoni, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) gutierrezi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) haldemsis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) hazzardi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jacquoti, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jeani, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) kamishakensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) neubergicus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) noetlingi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) oldhami, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) ootacodensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) paulsoni, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) rogeri, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) ultimus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) yama
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 102.5
Distribution: found only at St Laurent-de-Belzagot (Charente), Assise P2 (Cretaceous of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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