Fidelites ruppachensis Kayser 1879 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Agoniatitidae

Alternative combinations: Goniatites ruppachensis, Werneroceras (Werneroceras) ruppachense, Werneroceras ruppachense

Synonym: Goniatites vittatum Kayser 1879

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

See also Bogoslovsky 1969, Chlupac and Turek 1983 and Göddertz 1987

Sister taxa: Fidelites clariondi, Fidelites fidelis, Fidelites kayseri, Fidelites lateumbilicatus, Fidelites occultus, Fidelites pinguior, Fidelites termieri, Fidelites verna

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 36.8

Distribution:

• Devonian of Algeria (4 collections), the Czech Republic (2), Kazakhstan (2), Morocco (2), Spain (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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