Orthaspidoceras schilleri Oppel 1863 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites schilleri

Full reference: A. Oppel. 1863. III: Über jurassische Cephalopoden (continued). Palaeontologische Mittheilungen aus dem Museum des Koeniglich-Bayerischen Staates 163-266

Belongs to Orthaspidoceras according to L.F. Spath 1931

See also Oppel 1863

Sister taxa: Orthaspidoceras lallierianum, Orthaspidoceras liparum, Orthaspidoceras orthocera, Orthaspidoceras uhlandi

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at locality Vâ Tche Tchâ, near Courtedoux, Courtedoux Mmb (Jurassic of Switzerland)

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