Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites pygmaeus
Full reference: A. d'Orbigny. 1846. Paléontologie Française - Description zoologique et géologique de tous les animaux mollusques et rayonnés fossiles de France - Terrains jurassiques. [Céphalopodes]. 1(Lvr 34-40):369-432
Belongs to Nannolytoceras according to A. Galácz and P. Kassai 2012
Sister taxa: Nannolytoceras gibbosum, Nannolytoceras ilanense, Nannolytoceras polyhelictum, Nannolytoceras subovale, Nannolytoceras tripartitum
Type specimen: Caen BJ.IV-B.50
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Egypt (1 collection), Italy (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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