†Homolsomites oregonensis Anderson 1938 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Alternative combinations: Dichotomites oregonensis, Wellsia oregonensis
Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1938. Lower Cretaceous deposits in California and Oregon. Geological Society of America Special Paper 16:1-331
Belongs to Homolsomites according to C. W. Wright et al. 1996
See also Imlay 1957 and Imlay 1960
Sister taxa: Homolsomites mutabilis, Homolsomites stantoni
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), United States (10: Oregon)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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