Solgerites armatus Solger 1904 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Alternative combination: Barroisiceras brancoi armata

Synonym: Solgerites congoensis Basse 1947

Full reference: F. Solger. 1904. Die Fossilien der Mungokreide in Kamerun und ihre geologische Bedeutung, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Ammoniten. Beiträge zur Geologie von Kamerun 83-242

Belongs to Solgerites according to W. Barber 1960

See also Reyment 1958 and Solger 1904

Sister taxa: Solgerites brancoi, Solgerites romieuxi, Solgerites tuberculatus

Type specimens:

  • Solgerites armatus: Its type locality is Balangi (Esch collection), which is in a Coniacian marine horizon in the Mungo River Formation of Cameroon
  • Solgerites congoensis:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Cameroon (2), Gabon (1), Nigeria (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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