Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae
Full reference: K. Nakada, M. Goto, C. Meister and A. Matsuoka. 2021. The late Pliensbachian (Early Jurassic) ammonoid Amaltheus in Japan: systematics and biostratigraphic and paleobiogeographic significance. Journal of Paleontology 95(5):1004-1021
Belongs to Amaltheus according to K. Nakada et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Amaltheus (Amaltheus), Amaltheus (Pseudoamaltheus), Amaltheus bifurcus, Amaltheus bondonniensis, Amaltheus gibbosus, Amaltheus margaritatus, Amaltheus repressus, Amaltheus reticularis, Amaltheus salebrosum, Amaltheus stokesi, Amaltheus striatus, Amaltheus subnodosus, Amaltheus viligaensis
Type specimen: TOYA-Fo-2974. Its type locality is Sakai River 2, Inugatake, which is in a Pliensbachian marine siltstone in the Teradani Formation of Japan.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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