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†Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) besairiei Collignon 1959 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Alternative combination: Divisosphinctes besairiei

Belongs to Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) according to D.K. Pandey et al. 2012

See also Collignon 1959

Sister taxa: Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) antrobikensis, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) bifurcatoides, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) bifurcatus, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) crassus, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) dichotomum, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) grossouvrei, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) microplicatilis, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) predivisum, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) prowitteanus, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) sparsicostatum, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) stenocycloides, Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras) virguloides

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Antrobika (Sakaraha) (Jurassic of Madagascar)

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