Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Alternative spelling: Zigzagiceras (Franchia)
Parent taxon: Perisphinctidae according to N. V. Besnosov and V. V. Mitta 1993
Sister taxa: Albanesiceras, Ammonites heterostrophus, Aulacostephaninae, Bajocisphinctes, Choffatiasphinctes, Crussoliceras, Dorsoplanitinae, Euvirgalithacoceras, Idoceratinae, Leptosphinctinae, Microbajocisphinctes, Mirosphinctes, Neuqueniceras, Organoceras, Orionoides, Oxysphinctes, Passendorferiinae, Perisphinctinae, Pictoniinae, Praebigotites, Procerites, Proplanulitinae, Prorsisphinctes, Prososphinctinae, Pseudogravesia, Pseudoperisphinctinae, Pseudovirgatitinae, Sicilisphinctes, Siemiradzkia, Sivajiceratinae, Subgrossouvria, Tolvericeras, Vinalesphinctinae, Virgatitinae, Virgatopavlovia, Virgatosphinctinae, Wagnericeras dietrichi, Zenostephanus, Zigzagiceratinae
Subtaxa: Franchia quenstedti Franchia tlisiense
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the Russian Federation (2 collections), Turkmenistan (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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