Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Full reference: P. L. Smith and H. W. Tipper. 1996. Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) ammonites of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Bulletins of American Paleontology 108(348):1-122
Belongs to Lioceratoides (Lioceratoides) according to A. H. Caruthers and P. L. Smith 2012
See also Smith and Tipper 1996
Sister taxa: Lioceratoides (Lioceratoides) allifordense, Lioceratoides (Lioceratoides) grecoi, Lioceratoides (Lioceratoides) maurelli
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 54.7
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (6: British Columbia, Yukon collections), United States (5: Alaska, Nevada)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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