Coilopoceras requienianum Orbigny 1841 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Coilopoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Ammonites requienianum, Coilopoceras requieni

Belongs to Coilopoceras according to W. Ayoub-Hannaa and F. T. Fürsich 2012

See also Gonzalez-Arreola 1977 and Hyatt 1903

Sister taxa: Coilopoceras colleti, Coilopoceras discoideum, Coilopoceras grossouvrei, Coilopoceras hyatti, Coilopoceras inflatum, Coilopoceras jenksi, Coilopoceras newelli, Coilopoceras springeri, Coilopoceras zihoricum

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 98.3

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (8 collections), Madagascar (1), Mexico (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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