Torquatisphinctes naifaensis Howarth 1998 (ammonite)

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

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