Protacanthodiscus hexagonus Tavera 1985 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Alternative combination: Corongoceras hexagonus

Belongs to Protacanthodiscus according to C. Frau et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Protacanthodiscus andreaei, Protacanthodiscus taffi

Type specimen: University of Granada T.Co.3.1, a shell

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Le Chouet, bed 85 (Jurassic of France)

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