Asteroceras obtusum Sowerby 1817 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites obtusus

Belongs to Asteroceras according to R. Schlegelmilch 1976

See also d'Orbigny 1843 and Sowerby 1817

Sister taxa: Asteroceras acceleratum, Asteroceras blakei, Asteroceras confusum, Asteroceras dommerguesi, Asteroceras margarita, Asteroceras margaritoides, Asteroceras retusum, Asteroceras reynesi, Asteroceras saltriensis, Asteroceras smithi, Asteroceras stellare, Asteroceras suevicum

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Chile (1 collection), China (2), France (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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