Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites difficilis, Barremites difficilis, Puzosia difficilis
Belongs to Desmoceras according to M. Benzaggagh 2025
See also Choffat 1888, Douvillé 1916, Raisossadat 2024 and Vasicek 2002
Sister taxa: Desmoceras (Desmoceras), Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella), Desmoceras chimuense, Desmoceras hoffmanni, Desmoceras inane, Desmoceras kossmati, Desmoceras nabdalsa, Desmoceras planorbiforme, Desmoceras pseudinane, Desmoceras seguenzae, Desmoceras voyi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 42.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (2 collections), Austria (5), Bulgaria (1), France (4), Georgia (1), Iran (5), Italy (1), Japan (1), Morocco (3), Romania (2), Slovakia (2), Türkiye (1)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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