Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Full reference: M.K. Howarth. 1998. Ammonites and nautiloids from the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Wadi Hajar, southern Yemen. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Geology) 54(1):33-107
Belongs to Torquatisphinctes according to M.K. Howarth 1998
Sister taxa: Torquatisphinctes bangei, Torquatisphinctes proximus, Torquatisphinctes tenuistriatus, Torquatisphinctes torquatus
Type specimen: BMNH CA974. Its type locality is Naifa Cliff-5, which is in the Tithonian/Kimmeridgian of lime mudstone the Naifa Formation Yemen.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Yemen (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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