Quintucoceras Parent and Garrido 2026 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Full reference: H. Parent and A. C. Garrido. 2026. The lower Valanginian ammonite fauna of Puerta Quintuco, Argentina – with description of the new genus Quintucoceras. Boletín del Instituto de Fisiografía y Geología 94:1-41

Parent taxon: Neocomitinae according to H. Parent and A. C. Garrido 2026

Sister taxa: Acanthodiscus, Argentiniceras, Belbekiceras, Breistrofferella, Busnardoites, Calliptychoceras, Criosarasinella, Cuyaniceras, Dicostella, Distoloceras, Eleniceras, Frenguelliceras, Fuhriella, Hoplitocrioceras, Itierella, Kilianella, Limaites, Lissonia, Luppovella, Neocomites, Neohoploceras, Odontodiscoceras, Paradicostella, Parrasites, Paskentites, Protothurmannia, Pseudacanthodiscus, Raimondiceras, Rodighieroites, Sabbaiceras, Sarasinella, Saynella, Subalpinites, Subthurmannia, Thurmanniceras, Wichmanniceras

Subtaxa: Quintucoceras denticulatum Quintucoceras macrospinatum Quintucoceras pseudowichmanni Quintucoceras wichmanni

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (16 collections), United States (2: California)

Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences

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