Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Full reference: W. J. Kennedy, C. W. Wright, and H. C. Klinger. 1979. Cretaceous faunas from Zululand and Natal, South Africa. A new genus and species of tuberculate desmoceratacean ammonite from the Mzinene Formation (Albian). Annals of the South African Museum 78(4):29-37
Parent taxon: Puzosiinae according to F. A. Medina and A.C. Riccardi 2005
See also Kennedy et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Abrytusites, Callizoniceras, Feruglioceras, Grandidiericeras, Jimboiceras, Kennicottia, Kitchinites, Lytodiscoides, Melchiorites, Mesopuzosia, Oiophyllites, Pachydesmoceras, Parapuzosia, Pseudohaploceras, Pseudosilesites, Puzosia, Valdedorsella
Subtaxa: Umsinenoceras cardielense Umsinenoceras linguatuberculatum
Type: Umsinenoceras linguatuberculatum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1 collection), South Africa (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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