Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
Alternative combination: Pachydiscus cayeuxi
Belongs to Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) according to W. J. Kennedy 1995
Sister taxa: Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) arkansanus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) australis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) awajiensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) complanatus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) dossantosi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) duelmensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) egertoni, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) gutierrezi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) haldemsis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) hazzardi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jacquoti, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jeani, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) kamishakensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) neubergicus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) noetlingi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) oldhami, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) ootacodensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) paulsoni, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) rogeri, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) ultimus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) yama
Type specimen: MNHN.F.R51867, a shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Road from Sougraigne to Les Croutets (bancs inferieurs de rudistes) (Cretaceous of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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