†Asteroceras obtusum Sowerby 1817 (ammonite)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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