Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae
Full reference: D. Korn, C. Klug, and R. Mapes. 1999. Viséan and Early Namurian Ammonoids from the Tafilalt (Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco). Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 54:345-375
Belongs to Calygirtyoceras according to C. Klug et al. 2016
See also Korn et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Calygirtyoceras arcticum, Calygirtyoceras confusionense, Calygirtyoceras moorei, Calygirtyoceras platyforme, Calygirtyoceras zrigatense
Type specimen: GPIT 1851-87, a shell. Its type locality is 12 km southeast of Dar Kaoua Oasis, which is in an Asbian marine horizon in Morocco.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 21.3
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Morocco (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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