Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites conybeari
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1816. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Parts XXI to XXVI. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 2(21-26):29-116
Belongs to Metophioceras according to L.F. Spath 1924
See also d'Orbigny 1844
Sister taxa: Vermiceras (Gyrophioceras), Vermiceras (Paracaloceras), Vermiceras (Vermiceras), Vermiceras densicostatum, Vermiceras spiratissimum, Metophioceras gracile, Metophioceras trigonatum, Metophioceras janus, Metophioceras rotticus, Metophioceras bonnardii, Metophioceras rotarium, Metophioceras galaczi, Protocymbites azzouzi
Type specimen: BMNH 43971
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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