Corongoceras alternans Gerth 1925 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Alternative combination: Berriasella alternans

Synonyms: Berriasella pastorei Leanza 1945, Corongoceras rigali Leanza 1945

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

See also Verma and Westermann 1973

Sister taxa: Corongoceras cordobai, Corongoceras duraznense, Corongoceras evolutum, Corongoceras filicostatum, Corongoceras lotenoense, Corongoceras mendozanum, Corongoceras submendozanum

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 33.0

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Chile (2 collections)

• Jurassic of Argentina (1), Chile (1), Colombia (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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