Aioloceras besairiei Collignon 1949 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Beudanticeratidae

Alternative combinations: Cleoniceras (Aioloceras) besairiei, Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) besairiei, Paracleoniceras besairiei

Synonyms: Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) ambiguum Collignon 1963, Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) cleoniforme Collignon 1963, Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) crassefalcatum Collignon 1963, Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) inaequale Collignon 1963, Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) morganiforme Collignon 1963, Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) tenuicostatum Collignon 1963

Belongs to Aioloceras according to W. J. Kennedy and H. C. Klinger 2012

See also Besairie and Collignon 1972 and Collignon 1963

Sister taxon: Aioloceras jonesi

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 122.0

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Madagascar (4 collections), South Africa (4)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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