†Texanites (Texanites) gallicus Collignon 1948 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae
Belongs to Texanites (Texanites) according to W. J. Kennedy 1995
See also Kennedy and Cobban 1991
Sister taxa: Texanites (Texanites) americanus, Texanites (Texanites) pseudotexanum, Texanites (Texanites) quinquenodosus, Texanites (Texanites) soutoni, Texanites (Texanites) texanus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Road from Sougraigne to Les Croutets (Marnes Bleues à petits fossiles), which is in a Santonian carbonate marl in France
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections), Spain (2), United States (4: Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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