Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Alternative combination: Polyptychites perovalis
Belongs to Prodichotomites according to J. A. Jeletzky and E. Kemper 1988
Sister taxa: Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) amundensis, Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) crassus, Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) ellefensis, Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) flexicosta, Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) mackneyi, Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) polytomus, Prodichotomites complanatus, Prodichotomites fissuratus, Prodichotomites glaber, Prodichotomites grotriani, Prodichotomites ivanovi, Prodichotomites pfaffi, Prodichotomites robustus, Prodichotomites undulatus, Ringnesiceras (Ringnesiceras)
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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