†Asteroceras margarita Parona 1896 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae
Alternative combination: Arietites margarita
Belongs to Asteroceras according to C. Meister and J. G. Friebe 2003
Sister taxa: Asteroceras acceleratum, Asteroceras blakei, Asteroceras confusum, Asteroceras dommerguesi, Asteroceras margaritoides, Asteroceras obtusum, Asteroceras retusum, Asteroceras reynesi, Asteroceras saltriensis, Asteroceras smithi, Asteroceras stellare, Asteroceras suevicum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), China (1), Morocco (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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