Graysonites wacoense Böse 1928 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Alternative combination: Mantelliceras wacoense

Synonyms: Graysonites lozoi Young 1958, Graysonites wooldridgei Young 1958, Graysonites wooldrigei Young 1958, Mantelliceras (Submantelliceras) brazoense Böse 1928, Mantelliceras brazoense Böse 1928

Full reference: E. Böse. 1928. Cretaceous ammonites from Texas and northern Mexico. University of Texas Bulletin 2748:143-357

Belongs to Graysonites according to W. J. Kennedy 2005

See also Böse 1928, Haas 1978, Kellum and Mintz 1962, Linares and Cremades 1988, Mancini 1982, Matsumoto 1959, Matsumoto et al. 2003, Wright et al. 1996 and Wright and Kennedy 2015

Sister taxa: Graysonites adkinsi, Graysonites horvathi, Graysonites reynoldsi

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 138.1

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection), Japan (4), Mexico (2), Palestinian Territory (1), Spain (3), United States (12: Texas)

Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences

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