Ataxioceras (Schneidia) lussasense Atrops 1982 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ataxioceratidae

Synonym: Ammonites guntheri Oppel 1863 [replaced name]

Full reference: F. Atrops. 1982. La sous-famille des Ataxioceratinae (Ammonitina) dans le Kimméridgien inférieur du sud-est de la France Systématique, Évolution, Chronostratigraphie des Genres Orthosphinctes et Ataxioceras. Documents Laboratoire Géologie Lyon (83)1-463

Belongs to Ataxioceras (Schneidia) according to F. Atrops 1982

See also Oppel 1863

Sister taxa: Ataxioceras (Schneidia) collignoni, Schneidia lopeztichai

Type specimens:

  • Ataxioceras (Schneidia) lussasense: UCBL-FSL 225805. Its type locality is Ravin de Louyre (Ardèche), which is in a Kimmeridgian marine carbonate/marl in France.
  • Ammonites guntheri:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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