Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae
Alternative combination: Turrilites archiacianus
Belongs to Nostoceras (Nostoceras) according to W. J. Kennedy 1986
Sister taxa: Nostoceras (Nostoceras) approximans, Nostoceras (Nostoceras) budanyi, Nostoceras (Nostoceras) ellipticum, Nostoceras (Nostoceras) fisheri, Nostoceras (Nostoceras) helicinum, Nostoceras (Nostoceras) major, Nostoceras (Nostoceras) schloenbachi
Type specimen: MNHN R1192. Its type locality is Royan (Charente-Maritime), bed with Radiolites crateriformis, which is in a Campanian carbonate carbonate in France.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), United States (1: Arkansas)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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