†Leioceras opalinum Reinecke 1818 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Graphoceratidae
Alternative combination: Nautilus opalinus
Belongs to Leioceras according to C. Schulbert 2001
Sister taxa: Leioceras capillare, Leioceras comptocostosum, Leioceras comptum, Leioceras costosum, Leioceras crassicostatum, Leioceras evertens, Leioceras goetzendorfense, Leioceras lineatum, Leioceras paucicostatum, Leioceras striatum, Leioceras subcostosum, Lioceras concavum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): diameter 94.5
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (3: Yukon collections), France (1), Germany (19), Italy (2), Morocco (1), Spain (6), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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