Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Acanthoceras hippocastanum, Ammonites hippocastanum
Synonyms: Calycoceras (Lotzeites) crassum Thomel 1965, Calycoceras crassum Thomel 1965, Lotzeites crassum Thomel 1965
Belongs to Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) according to W. J. Kennedy 2020
See also Juignet and Kennedy 1976, Kennedy 1994 and Thomel 1972
Sister taxa: Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) annulatum, Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) asiaticum, Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) mourrei, Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) orientale, Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) planecostatum, Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) tapara
Type specimens:
- Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) hippocastanum: GSM 37667
- Lotzeites crassum: éch. 11° 172. Its type locality is Les Lattes. Marno-calcaires bleutes ß, which is in a Cenomanian marine limestone in the Marno-calcaires bleutes Formation of France.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections), Spain (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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