Pseudotoites (Pseudotoites) transatlanticus Tornquist 1898 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Otoitidae

Alternative combinations: Pseudotoites transatlanticus, Stephanoceras transatlanticus

Belongs to Pseudotoites (Pseudotoites) according to G. E. G. Westermann 1969

See also Arkell 1954 and Arkell and Playford 1954

Sister taxon: Pseudotoites (Pseudotoites) argentinus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Espinazito Pass, which is in a Bajocian marine sandstone in Argentina

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 104.3

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Argentina (1 collection), United States (2: Alaska)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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