Peltoceras subtense Leckenby 1859 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites subtensis

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 trifidum

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 75.0

Distribution: found only at Herznach mine, bed C.2/3 (Jurassic of Switzerland)

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