Euaspidoceras freii Jeannet 1951 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Alternative combination: Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) freii

Synonyms: Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) frickense Jeannet 1951, Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) spathi Jeannet 1951, Euaspidoceras bidentiformis Jeannet 1951, Euaspidoceras elegans Jeannet 1951, Euaspidoceras hantkei Jeannet 1951, Euaspidoceras hirsutiformis Jeannet 1951

Full reference: A. Jeannet. 1951. Stratigraphie und Palaeontologie des oolithischen Eisenerzlagers von Herznach und seiner Umgebung. Beiträge zur Geologie der Schweiz, Geotechnische Serie 13(5):1-240

Belongs to Euaspidoceras according to A. Bonnot and R. A. Gygi 1998

See also Jeannet 1951

Sister taxa: Aspidoceras (Euaspidoceras) ajax, Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras), Euaspidoceras (Clambites), Euaspidoceras aculeatum, Euaspidoceras ajax, Euaspidoceras babeaui, Euaspidoceras biarmatum, Euaspidoceras biplicatum, Euaspidoceras chilense, Euaspidoceras davouxi, Euaspidoceras depereti, Euaspidoceras douvillei, Euaspidoceras falloti, Euaspidoceras ferrugineum, Euaspidoceras hirsutum, Euaspidoceras kobyi, Euaspidoceras mahabense, Euaspidoceras nikitini, Euaspidoceras oegir, Euaspidoceras ovale, Euaspidoceras perarmatum, Euaspidoceras radisense, Euaspidoceras raynaudi, Euaspidoceras spinigerum, Euaspidoceras subbabeanum, Euaspidoceras tarapacaense, Euaspidoceras vendegiesi, Euaspidoceras veranadaense, Euaspidoceras waageni

Type specimens:

  • Euaspidoceras freii: Its type locality is Herznach mine, bed F.2 (Frei collection), which is in an Oxfordian carbonate limestone in Switzerland
  • Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) frickense: Its type locality is Herznach mine, bed F.1, which is in an Oxfordian carbonate marl in Switzerland.
  • Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) spathi: Its type locality is Herznach mine, bed F.2 (Frei collection), which is in an Oxfordian carbonate limestone in Switzerland.
  • Euaspidoceras bidentiformis:
  • Euaspidoceras elegans: Its type locality is Herznach mine, bed F.1, which is in an Oxfordian carbonate marl in Switzerland.
  • Euaspidoceras hantkei: Its type locality is Herznach mine, bed F.2, which is in an Oxfordian carbonate limestone in Switzerland.
  • Euaspidoceras hirsutiformis:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 65.3

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Switzerland (20 collections)

Total: 20 collections including 42 occurrences

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