Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Stephanoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites discus, Clydoniceras (Clydoniceras) discus
Synonym: Ammonites hochstetteri Oppel 1862
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1813. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Parts III to VIII. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 1(Pts 3-8):33-96
Belongs to Clydoniceras according to V. Dietze and B. Hostettler 2016
See also Besnosov and Mitta 1993 and Oppel 1862
Sister taxa: Clydoniceras (Clydoniceras), Clydoniceras (Delecticeras), Clydoniceras madagascariense, Clydoniceras pseudodiscus
Type specimens:
- Clydoniceras discus: BMNH 43942
- Ammonites hochstetteri:
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Switzerland (2), Turkmenistan (1), Uzbekistan (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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