Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae
Alternative combination: Ammonites auritus
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1816. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Parts XXI to XXVI. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 2(21-26):29-116
Belongs to Callihoplites according to L.F. Spath 1927
See also Sowerby 1816
Sister taxa: Callihoplites dorsetensis, Callihoplites tetragonus, Callihoplites variabilis
Type specimen: BMNH 43932
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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