†Morphoceras multiforme Arkell 1951 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Morphoceratidae
Synonym: Ammonites polymorphus d'Orbigny 1846 [replaced name]
Belongs to Morphoceras according to K. Seyed-Emami et al. 2018
See also Besnosov and Mitta 1993, Dietze et al. 2014, Majidifard 2015 and ZatoĊ 2010
Sister taxa: Morphoceras egrediens, Morphoceras kelarizis, Morphoceras macrescens, Morphoceras parvum, Morphoceras patescens, Morphoceras subpatescens, Morphoceras thalmanni
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 37.9
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Iran (4 collections), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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