Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Full reference: A. Hillebrandt. 2006. Ammoniten aus dem Pliensbachium (Carixium und Domerium) von Südamerika. Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 25:1-403
Belongs to Leptaleoceras according to A. Hillebrandt 2006
Sister taxa: Leptaleoceras accuratum, Leptaleoceras compressum, Leptaleoceras dickinsoni, Leptaleoceras insigne, Leptaleoceras leptum, Leptaleoceras morganense, Leptaleoceras pseudoradians, Leptaleoceras ugdulenai
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ch-8, Aguada Vizcachas, which is in a Margaritatus marine horizon in Chile
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 30.5
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Chile (14 collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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