Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
Alternative combination: Parapuzosia paulsoni
Belongs to Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) according to W. A. Cobban and W. J. Kennedy 1992
See also Cobban and Kennedy 1992
Sister taxa: Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) arkansanus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) australis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) awajiensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) cayeuxi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) complanatus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) dossantosi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) duelmensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) egertoni, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) gutierrezi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) haldemsis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) hazzardi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jacquoti, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) jeani, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) kamishakensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) neubergicus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) noetlingi, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) oldhami, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) ootacodensis, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) rogeri, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) ultimus, Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) yama
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 83.3
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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