Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Alternative combinations: Astieriptychites astieriptychus, Euryptychites (Euryptychites) astieriptychus, Polyptychites (Astieriptychites) astierptychus
Synonyms: Astieriptychites sphaericiformis Gordeev 1971, Astieriptychites tenuiptychus Bodylevsky 1960, Euryptychites splendens Bodylevsky 1968
Belongs to Polyptychites (Astieriptychites) according to P. Alsen 2006
See also Bogomolov 1989
Sister taxa: Astieriptychites obsoletus, Polyptychites (Astieriptychites) astieriformis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 65.6
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greenland (2 collections), the Russian Federation (19)
Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences
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