Callihoplites tetragonus Seeley 1865 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites tetragonus

Synonyms: Ammonites acanthonotus Seeley 1865, Callihoplites atavus Spath 1928, Callihoplites fuscus Spath 1928, Callihoplites gymnus Spath 1928, Callihoplites paradoxus Spath 1928, Callihoplites pulcher Spath 1928, Callihoplites senilis Spath 1928

Belongs to Callihoplites according to A. Mosavinia et al. 2014

See also Kennedy et al. 2008, Seeley 1865 and Spath 1928

Sister taxa: Callihoplites auritus, Callihoplites dorsetensis, Callihoplites variabilis

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 32.0

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Iran (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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