Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites athleta trifidus
Belongs to Peltoceras according to A. Jeannet 1951
Sister taxa: Peltoceras (Metapeltoceras), Peltoceras (Peltoceras), Peltoceras (Peltomorphites), Peltoceras aegoceroides, Peltoceras berckhemeri, Peltoceras bidens, Peltoceras constrictum, Peltoceras convexum, Peltoceras cricotum, Peltoceras kachhense, Peltoceras metamorphicum, Peltoceras modeli, Peltoceras monacanthum, Peltoceras neogaeum, Peltoceras occidentale, Peltoceras oeschingense, Peltoceras propinquum, Peltoceras semirugosum, 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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