Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae
species name introduced for Psiloceras () sp. A in Guex (1995)
Full reference: J. Guex, D. Taylor, M. Rakus and H. Bucher. 1998. Deux nouveaux genres et quatre nouvelles espece d'ammonites (Cephalopoda) du Lias inférieur. Bulletin de Géologie 339:73-85
Belongs to Psiloceras according to J. Guex et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Psiloceras (Discamphiceras), Psiloceras (Psiloceras), Psiloceras angulocostatum, Psiloceras calliphylloides, Psiloceras calliphyllum, Psiloceras pacificum, Psiloceras planorbis, Psiloceras plicatulum, Psiloceras polymorphum, Psiloceras pressum, Psiloceras primocostatum, Psiloceras rectocostatum, Psiloceras reynesi, Psiloceras spelae, Psiloceras strongolum, Psiloceras tibeticum, Psiloceras tilmanni, Transipsiloceras transiens
Type specimen: No L-20-P2 (Guex 1995, Pl1, Fig. 2), a shell.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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