Callihoplites auritus Sowerby 1816 (ammonite)

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

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