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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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