Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites cordatus, Cardioceras (Cardioceras) cordatum
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1813. 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 III to VIII. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 1(Pts 3-8):33-96
Belongs to Cardioceras according to H. Jantschke et al. 2025
See also Schlegelmilch 1994
Sister taxa: Cardioceras (Cardioceras), Cardioceras (Cawtoniceras), Cardioceras (Maltoniceras), Cardioceras (Pachycardioceras), Cardioceras (Plasmatoceras), Cardioceras (Scarburgiceras), Cardioceras (Scoticardioceras), Cardioceras (Subvertebriceras), Cardioceras (Vertebriceras)
Type specimen: BMNH 43980b
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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