Orthosphinctes polygyratus Reinecke 1818 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ataxioceratidae

Alternative combinations: Nautilus polygyratus, Orthosphinctes (Orthosphinctes) polygyratus

Synonyms: Ammonites tiziani Oppel 1863, Lithacoceras (Progeronia) pseudopolyplocoides Geyer 1961, Nautilus colubrinus Reinecke 1818, Perisphinctes postcolubrinus Wegele 1929, Perisphinctes pseudobreviceps Wegele 1929, Perisphinctes uresheimensis Wegele 1929

Belongs to Orthosphinctes according to M.K. Howarth 1998

See also Schlegelmilch 1994

Sister taxa: Orthosphinctes (Orthosphinctes), Orthosphinctes (Pseudorthosphinctes), Orthosphinctes ariniensis

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Algeria (5 collections), France (6), Germany (2), Romania (2), Yemen (2)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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