Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae
Full reference: J.L. Dommergues, C. Meister, and R. B. Rocha. 2010. The Sinemurian ammonites of the Lusitanian Basin (Portugal): an example of complex endemic evolution. Palaeodiversity 3:59-87
Belongs to Ptycharietites (Ptycharietites) according to J.L. Dommergues et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Ptycharietites (Ptycharietites) ptychogenos
Type specimen: UBGD 277096. Its type locality is Sao Pedro de Muel, Penedo da Saudade section, Bed 5106, which is in a Sinemurian marine limestone in the Coimbra Formation of Portugal.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Portugal (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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