Virgatopavlovia houstoutensis Cope 1978 (ammonite)

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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