†Paraspidoceras meriani Oppel 1863 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites meriani
Full reference: A. Oppel. 1863. III: Über jurassische Cephalopoden (continued). Palaeontologische Mittheilungen aus dem Museum des Koeniglich-Bayerischen Staates 163-266
Belongs to Paraspidoceras according to A. Jeannet 1951
Sister taxa: Paraspidoceras colloti, Paraspidoceras edwardsianum, Paraspidoceras rupellensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 46.0
Distribution: found only at Herznach mine, bed F.1 (Jurassic of Switzerland)
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