Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) varicostatum van Hoepen 1921 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Alternative combination: Gaudryceras varicostatum

Belongs to Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) according to W. J. Kennedy 1995

See also Kennedy and Klinger 1979 and Zaborski 1985

Sister taxa: Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) cassisianum, Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) denmanense, Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) denseplicatum, Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) isovokyense, Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) strictum

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): diameter 38.5, shell diameter 65.8

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Nigeria (1), South Africa (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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