Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae
Alternative combinations: Anahoplites intermedius, Hoplites intermedius
Full reference: L. F. Spath. 1925. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault. Part III. Pages 111–146; Plates IX–XII. Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society 77(358):111-146
Belongs to Paranahoplites according to M. R. Cooper and H. G. Owen 2011
See also Spath 1925
Sister taxa: Anahoplites gracilis, Anahoplites picteti, Anahoplites planus, Anahoplites williamsi, Anahoplites yakounensis
Type specimen: BMNH-C.33493. Its type locality is Copt Point, Folkestone (intermedius subzone) Spath Colln, which is in an Albian marine siliciclastic in the Gault Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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