Peltoceras trifidum Quenstedt 1887 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites athleta trifidus

Belongs to Peltoceras according to A. Jeannet 1951

Sister taxa: Peltoceras (Peltoceras), Peltoceras (Peltomorphites), Peltoceras berckhemeri, Peltoceras convexum, Peltoceras modeli, Peltoceras occidentale, Peltoceras oeschingense, Peltoceras subtense

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 53.1

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (1), Saudi Arabia (2), Switzerland (8)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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