Cadomites (Polyplectites) linguiferus d'Orbigny 1846 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Stephanoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Ammonites linguiferus, Cadomites linguiferus, Polyplectites linguiferus

Full reference: A. d'Orbigny. 1846. Paléontologie Française - Description zoologique et géologique de tous les animaux mollusques et rayonnés fossiles de France - Terrains jurassiques. [Céphalopodes]. 1(Lvr 34-40):369-432

Belongs to Cadomites (Polyplectites) according to A.R. Martin 2017

See also Enay et al. 1994 and Zatoń 2010

Sister taxa: Cadomites (Polyplectites) alievi, Cadomites (Polyplectites) dorni, Cadomites (Polyplectites) richei, Cadomites (Polyplectites) zlatarskii

Type specimen: MNHN.F.R04121

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kawodrza clay-pit, Kawodrza Dolna (hodsoni zone) (Jurassic of Poland)

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