Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Alternative combination: Olcostephanus salinarius
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) sakalavensis, 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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