Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites surya, Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) surya
Synonyms: Epiphylloceras geczyi Collignon 1971, Epiphylloceras mikobokense Collignon 1956, Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) mikobokense Collignon 1956
Full reference: E. Forbes. 1846. Report on the fossil invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2 7:97-174
Belongs to Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) according to C. Salazar et al. 2010
See also Arkadiev et al. 2000, Birkelund 1993, Forbes 1846, Henderson and McNamara 1985, Kennedy 1999, Kennedy and Henderson 1992, Morozumi 1985 and Ward and Kennedy 1993
Sister taxa: Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) arturoi, Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) groenlandicum, Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) hetonaiense, Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) inflatum, Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) ramosum, Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) velledaeforme, Neophylloceras marshalli, Neophylloceras meridianum, Neophylloceras radiatum, Neophylloceras ramosus, Neophylloceras ultimum, Neophylloceras ultinatum, Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) decipiens, Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) nera
Type specimens:
- Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) surya: Its type locality is Pondicherry, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone/claystone in the Valudavur Formation of India
- Epiphylloceras geczyi:
- Epiphylloceras mikobokense:
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 64.4
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (16 collections), Chile (2), Denmark (1), France (1), India (1), Japan (1), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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