†Solgerites armatus Solger 1904 (ammonite)
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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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