†Aulacosphinctes diabloensis Anderson 1945 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1945. Knoxville series in the California Mesozoic. Geological Society America Bulletin 56(10):909-1014
Belongs to Aulacosphinctes according to R. W. Imlay and D. L. Jones 1970
See also Anderson 1945
Sister taxa: Aulacosphinctes jenkinsi, Aulacosphinctes proximus, Perisphinctes (Aulacosphinctes) natricoides, Perisphinctes (Aulacosphinctes) spitiensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS Mesozoic loc. M2253, Watson Creek (Jurassic of California)
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