Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
Alternative combination: Pachydiscus (Parapachydiscus) fascicostatum californica
Belongs to Anapachydiscus according to T. Matsumoto 1959
Sister taxa: Menuites arrialoorensis, Menuites costatus, Menuites fresvillensis, Menuites gerardoi, Menuites menu, Menuites oralensis, Menuites portlocki, Menuites sanadai, Menuites soyaensis, Menuites wittekindi, Anapachydiscus peninsularis, Anapachydiscus fascicostatus, Anapachydiscus terminus, Anapachydiscus nelchinensis, Anapachydiscus subtililobatum
Type specimen: GIS. 6210. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2166, Santa Ana Mountains, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Ladd Formation of California.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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