Cephalopoda - Ammonoida

Aptychus

Parent taxon: Ammonoidea according to W. J. Arkell et al. 1957

Sister taxa: Aequiloboidea, Agoniatitida, Ammonites hercules, Ammonites ludovicus, Ammonitida, Aptychus, Aulicostephanidae, Ceratitida, Clymeniida, Cornaptychus, Egrabensiceras, Ellipsolithes, Epimayites, Eubranoceras, Farbesiceras, Forbescieras, Globites, Gomimonomeroceras, Goniatitida, Laevaptychus, Laevicornaptychus, Lenticeratidae, Lilinthiceras, Lytoceratida, Lytocerida, Medlicottiida, Orbulites, Pelagus, Phylloceratida, Phylloceratitida, Phyllocerida, Planulites, Praeglyphioceratida, Prolecanitida, Pronoritida, Proplanulitidae, Psiloceratida, Ptychoceratoidea, Punctaptychus, Sidetes, Spinaptychus, Tornoceratida, Tornocerida, Trachyceratina, Tropitoidea, Yokoyamaceras

Subtaxa: Rugaptychus rugosus

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Type: Aptychus rugosus

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Craie de Triviéres, Mons Basin (Cretaceous of Belgium)

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