Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites microcanthus
Synonyms: Ammonites fraudator Zittel 1868, Ammonites koellikeri Oppel 1868, Ammonites symbolus Oppel 1868, Aulacosphinctes sulcatus Tavera 1985, Berriasella (Picteticeras) subeudichotoma Nikolov 1982, Djurjuriceras mediterraneum Tavera 1985, Djurjuriceras mutari Tavera 1985, Himalayites (Corongoceras) lamberti Roman 1936, Himalayites concurrens Leanza 1945, Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) flexuosum Tavera 1985, Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) leanzai Tavera 1985, Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) minor Tavera 1985, Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) ornatum Tavera 1985, Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) radians Tavera 1985, Micracanthoceras fraudator Zittel 1868, Micracanthoceras lamberti Leanza 1945, Micracanthoceras tapiai Leanza 1945
Belongs to Micracanthoceras according to C. Frau et al. 2016
See also Bulot et al. 2014, Howarth 1998, Salazar and Stinnesbeck 2016 and Vašíček and Skupien 2016
Sister taxa: Micracanthoceras acanthellum, Micracanthoceras alamense, Micracanthoceras spinulosum
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 39.1
Distribution:
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Chile (4 collections)
• Jurassic of Algeria (1), Chile (2), the Czech Republic (1), France (18), Yemen (1)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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