Palaeogoniatites lituus Barrande 1865 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Teicherticeratidae

Alternative combination: Goniatites lituus

Full reference: J. Barrande. 1865. Systême Silurien du centre de la Bohême. I. Vol.II. Cephalopodes. 1ere Ser. Planches 1-107.

Belongs to Palaeogoniatites according to D. Korn and C. Klug 2002

See also Chlupac and Turek 1983 and Hyatt 1900

Sister taxon: Palaeogoniatites imago

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chotec (uppermost Zlichov Limestone), which is in an Emsian carbonate limestone in the Zlichov Formation of the Czech Republic

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of the Czech Republic (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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