Witchellia Buckman 1889 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

Synonyms: Anolkoleiites Buckman 1926, Dundryites Buckman 1926, Gelasinites Buckman 1925, Hyalinites Buckman 1924, Maceratites Buckman 1928, Pelekodites Buckman 1923, Pelekodites (Spatulites) Buckman 1928, Rubrileiites Buckman 1926, Spatulites Buckman 1928, Zugella Buckman 1927, Zugophorites Buckman 1922

Parent taxon: Witchelliinae according to J. Sandoval 2022

See also Galácz 2015, Howarth 2013, Sepkoski 2002 and Westermann 1969

Sister taxa: Asthenoceras, Dorsetensia, Fontannesia, Guhsania, Newmarracarroceras

Subtaxa: Pelekodites (Spatulites) spatians Witchellia albida Witchellia australica Witchellia companyi Witchellia connata Witchellia hyalina Witchellia jugifera Witchellia laeviuscula Witchellia macer Witchellia minima Witchellia moisyi Witchellia nodatipinguis Witchellia peleka Witchellia romanoides Witchellia ruber Witchellia sayni Witchellia striata Witchellia sutneroides

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Type: Ammonites laeviusculus

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Australia (1 collection), Hungary (1), Saudi Arabia (2), Spain (1), Tunisia (2), United States (11: Alaska, Oregon)

Total: 18 collections including 23 occurrences

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