Herznachites Jeannet 1951 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae

Full reference: A. Jeannet. 1951. Stratigraphie und Palaeontologie des oolithischen Eisenerzlagers von Herznach und seiner Umgebung. Beiträge zur Geologie der Schweiz, Geotechnische Serie 13(5):1-240

Parent taxon: Cardioceratinae according to W. J. Arkell et al. 1957

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bourkelamberticeras, Cardioceras, Cuneicardioceras, Eboraciceras, Goliathiceras, Goliathites, Hoplocardioceras, Korythoceras, Lamberticeras, Nannocardioceras, Pavloviceras, Prionodoceras, Prorsiceras, Quenstedtoceras

Subtaxa: Herznachites helveticus

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Type: Herznachites helveticus

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Herznach mine, bed F.2 (Frei collection) (Jurassic of Switzerland)

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