Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Coeloceratidae
Full reference: A. Hillebrandt. 2006. Ammoniten aus dem Pliensbachium (Carixium und Domerium) von Südamerika. Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 25:1-403
Belongs to Meridiceras according to A. Hillebrandt 2006
Sister taxa: Meridiceras amolanasense, Meridiceras celericrescens, Meridiceras densicostatum, Meridiceras santanderi
Type specimen: TUB 841114/8/1, a shell. Its type locality is Quebrada Doña Inés Chica (sample 841114/8), which is in a Jamesoni/Ibex carbonate limestone in Chile.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 57.6
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (2 collections), Chile (7)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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