†Virgatopavlovia houstoutensis Cope 1978 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
In Cope (2015) no suture lines are illustrated, the diagnosis is done by rib furcation.
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Belongs to Virgatopavlovia according to J. C. W. Cope 1978
Sister taxon: Virgatopavlovia fittoni
Type specimen: NMW77.12G.98, a partial skeleton (Conch)
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dun Glas (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
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