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†Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) sakalavensis Besairie 1936 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Alternative combination: Rogersites sakalavensis

Synonym: Olcostephanus victoris Spath 1939

Belongs to Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) according to B. Pandey and D. B. Pathak 2017

Sister taxa: Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) balestrai, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) boesei, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) densicostatus, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) fascigerus, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) globosus, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) laticosta, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) mingrammi, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) mitreanus, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) nicklesi, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) salinarius, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) sayni, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) tenuituberculatus, Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) variegatus

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gete, bed 21 (Cretaceous of India)

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