†Spiticeras (Spiticeras) spitiensis Blanford 1863 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites spitiensis, Spiticeras (Spiticeras) spitiense
Belongs to Spiticeras (Spiticeras) according to D. Dochev et al. 2017
See also Howarth 1998
Sister taxa: Spiticeras (Spiticeras) indicum, Spiticeras (Spiticeras) kiliani, Spiticeras (Spiticeras) pricei, Spiticeras (Spiticeras) spathi, Spiticeras (Spiticeras) subspitiense
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (1 collection), Chile (1), Yemen (1)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Chile (1)
• Jurassic of India (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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