†Venezoliceras acutocarinatum Shumard 1853 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Mojsisovicsiidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites acutocarinatum

Synonyms: Ammonites trinitense Gabb 1876, Oxytropidoceras trinitense Gabb 1876

Belongs to Venezoliceras according to K. Young 1966

See also Adkins 1928

Sister taxa: Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras) bituberculatum, Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras) karsteni, Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras) madagascariense, Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras) umsinenense, Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras) venezolanum, Venezoliceras acostae

Type specimens:

  • Venezoliceras acutocarinatum: USNM
  • Oxytropidoceras trinitense: BMNH C.12665.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (13: Texas collections)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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