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 celericrescens, Meridiceras densicostatum, Meridiceras externum, Meridiceras santanderi
Type specimen: TUB 670119/2/1, a shell. Its type locality is Quebrada Amolanas (sample 670119/2), which is in an Ibex carbonate limestone in Chile.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 15.9
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (1 collection), Chile (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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