Aulacosphinctes proximus Steuer 1897 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Alternative combination: Reineckeia proxima

Synonym: Aulacosphinctes chilensis Corvalán 1959

Belongs to Aulacosphinctes according to C. Salazar and W. Stinnesbeck 2016

Sister taxa: Aulacosphinctes diabloensis, Aulacosphinctes jenkinsi, Perisphinctes (Aulacosphinctes) natricoides, Perisphinctes (Aulacosphinctes) spitiensis

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 39.9

Distribution:

• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Chile (2 collections)

• Jurassic of Chile (4)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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