†Indoscaphites cunliffei Forbes 1846 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites cunliffei
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1846. Report on the fossil invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2 7:97-174
Belongs to Indoscaphites according to W. J. Kennedy and R. A. Henderson 1992
See also Forbes 1846
Sister taxa: Indoscaphites korojonensis, Indoscaphites pavana
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pondicherry, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone/claystone in the Valudavur Formation of India
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pondicherry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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