Holcophylloceras falcatum Murphy and Rodda 2006 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Phylloceratidae

Full reference: M. A. Murphy and P. U. Rodda. 2006. California Early Cretaceous Phylloceratidae (Ammonoidea). University of California, Riverside, Campus Museum Contribution 7:1-98

Belongs to Holcophylloceras according to M. A. Murphy and P. U. Rodda 2006

Sister taxa: Holcophylloceras aldersoni, Holcophylloceras avrami, Holcophylloceras caucasicum, Holcophylloceras costisparsum, Holcophylloceras falciferum, Holcophylloceras guettardi, Holcophylloceras indicum, Holcophylloceras kawhiae, Holcophylloceras marioni, Holcophylloceras mediterraneum, Holcophylloceras polyolcum, Holcophylloceras ultramontanum, Holcophylloceras zignodianum

Type specimen: UCLA 2862/2. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 2862, Huling Creek, which is in an Aptian marine horizon in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCLA loc. 2862, Huling Creek

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