Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Cleoniceras lecontei, Desmoceras lecontei
Synonyms: Puzosigella rogersi Hall and Ambrose 1916, Sonneratia mulleri Anderson 1938, Sonneratia rogersi Hall and Ambrose 1916, Sonneratia taffi Anderson 1938
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1902. Cretaceous Deposits of the Pacific Coast. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2(1):1-155
Belongs to Leconteites according to D. L. Jones et al. 1965
See also Anderson 1902, Anderson 1938, Casey 1954, Hall and Ambrose 1916 and Imlay 1960
Sister taxa: Leconteites deansi, Leconteites modestus, Leconteites sacramenticus
Subtaxa: Leconteites lecontei whiteavesi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (9: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 9 collections including 13 occurrences
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