Metophioceras conybeari Sowerby 1816 (ammonite)

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

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