†Tectocyclus herbigi Becker 2023 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pericyclidae
Full reference: R. T. Becker. 2023. A unique pericyclid from the Viséan of the eastern Anti‑Atlas (Morocco) and other Helicocyclinae n. subfam. (Goniatitida). PalZ 97:807-819
Belongs to Tectocyclus according to R. T. Becker 2023
Sister taxon: Tectocyclus divergens
Type specimen: GMM B6C.60.1, a shell. Its type locality is Jebel Begaa, which is in a Chadian marine shale in the Merdani Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 17.5
Distribution: found only at Jebel Begaa
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