Ammotium Loeblich and Tappan 1953 (foram)

Foraminifera - Lituolida - Lituolidae

Parent taxon: Ammomarginulininae according to J.-P. Margerel 2012

See also Loeblich and Tappan 1988 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ammobacularia, Ammobaculites, Discamminoides, Eratidus, Kutsevella, Lamina, Sculptobaculites, Simobaculites

Subtaxa: Ammotium cassis

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Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore

Distribution: found only at 789.70 m bed, GSC loc. C167141, Amoco Youngstown (Cretaceous of Alberta)

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