Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Alternative combination: Pachydiscus merriami
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1902. Cretaceous Deposits of the Pacific Coast. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2(1):1-155
Belongs to Desmoceras (Latidorsella) according to F. M. Anderson 1938
See also Anderson 1902
Sister taxa: Desmoceras (Desmoceras), Desmoceras (Pseudouhligella), Desmoceras chimuense, Desmoceras hoffmanni, Desmoceras inane, Desmoceras kossmati, Desmoceras planorbiforme, Desmoceras pseudinane, Desmoceras voyi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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