Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae
Alternative combination: Subschloenbachia bispinosa
Synonyms: Deiradoceras besairiei Collignon 1950, Deiradoceras fibulatum Collignon 1950, Inflaticeras africanum Spath 1925
Full reference: L. F. Spath. 1921. On Cretaceous Cephalopoda from Zululand. Annals of the South African Museum 12:217-321
Belongs to Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) according to R. Förster 1975
See also Spath 1921
Sister taxa: Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) beloventer, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) bipunctatum, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) cunningtoni, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) devonense, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) exile, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) mokarahaense, Mortoniceras (Deiradoceras) prerostratum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 190.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Madagascar (3 collections), Mozambique (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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