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†Ammonites margaritatus de Montford 1808 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida

Synonym: Ammonites aonis d'Orbigny 1850 [objective synonym]

Belongs to Ammonites according to R. Owen 1856

See also Bronn 1858 and d'Orbigny 1850

Sister taxa: Ammonites (Oecotraustes), Ammonites acanthopsis, Ammonites archelaus, Ammonites biplex, Ammonites breynii, Ammonites collenotii, Ammonites complanata, Ammonites coronatum, Ammonites coupei, Ammonites crenatus, Ammonites czenstochaviensis, Ammonites dentatus, Ammonites emilianus, Ammonites euglyptus, Ammonites ferstli, Ammonites fimbriatus, Ammonites folleatus, Ammonites frickensis, Ammonites hungaricus, Ammonites irius, Ammonites jamesoni, Ammonites jupiter, Ammonites kammerkarensis, Ammonites klettgovianus, Ammonites lineatus, Ammonites lochense, Ammonites mackayi, Ammonites maclurei, Ammonites mayorianus, Ammonites nevadanus, Ammonites ornatus, Ammonites pedernalis, Ammonites pseudoaries, Ammonites sagei, Ammonites scissum, Ammonites sowerbyi, Ammonites striatisulcatus, Ammonites szaboi, Ammonites tchefkini, Ammonites tenuistriatus, Ammonites thouarsensis, Ammonites toucasianus, Ammonites trautscholdi

Type specimens:

  • Ammonites margaritatus: BMNH 37039
  • Ammonites aonis:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ammonites margaritatus in the database

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