Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polymorphitidae
Full reference: H. Frebold. 1970. Pliensbachian Ammonoids from British Columbia and southern Yukon. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 7:435-456
Belongs to Acanthopleuroceras according to H. Frebold 1970
Sister taxa: Acanthopleuroceras arietiforme, Acanthopleuroceras carinatum, Acanthopleuroceras inflatum, Acanthopleuroceras lepidum, Acanthopleuroceras maugenesti, Acanthopleuroceras pseudonatrix, Acanthopleuroceras subarietiforme, Acanthopleuroceras thomsoni, Acanthopleuroceras valdani, Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi
Type specimen: GSC 20338. Its type locality is Ells Bay (GSC locality 48603), which is in a Pliensbachian marine sandstone in the Maude Formation of Canada.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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