Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) sergipense White 1887 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Mojsisovicsiidae

Alternative combinations: Ammonites sergipensis, Pervinquieria sergipensis

Synonym: Oxytropidoceras (Androiavites) mauryae Beurlen 1970

Belongs to Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) according to M. R. Cooper 1982

See also Maury 1936

Sister taxa: Mirapelia buarquianum, Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) colcanapi, Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) evansi, Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) hourcqi, Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) mirapelianum, Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) packardi

Type specimens:

  • Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) sergipense: Its type locality is Lastro, perto de Maroim, which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Riacheulo Formation of Brazil
  • Oxytropidoceras (Androiavites) mauryae:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Angola (1 collection), Brazil (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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