Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae
Full reference: A. Pictet, B. Hugon, and G. Pierangelini. 2025. Itierella melognensis n.gen., n.sp., and Paradicostella hautevillelompnesensis n.gen., n.sp. (Ammonoidea, Neocomitidae, Neocomitinae), two new upper Valanginian trituberculated ammonoids from the Jura Mountains, eastern France. Carnets Geol. 25:73-87
Belongs to Itierella according to A. Pictet et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGL.110474, a shell. Its type locality is Le Crêt, which is in a Valanginian carbonate marl in the Grand Essert Formation of France.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 50.8
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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