Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Alternative combinations: Acanthoceras bigoureti, Acanthohoplites bigoureti, Acanthoplites bigoureti
Belongs to Protacanthoplites according to J. Lehmann et al. 2019
See also Collignon 1962, Förster 1975 and Szives 2007
Sister taxa: Acanthohoplites andranomenensis, Acanthohoplites aschiltaensis, Acanthohoplites berkleyi, Acanthohoplites erraticus, Acanthohoplites hesper, Acanthohoplites impetrabilis, Acanthohoplites laticostatus, Acanthohoplites multispinatus, Acanthohoplites schucherti, Acanthohoplites teres, Acanthoplites aegis, Acanthoplites barryana, Acanthoplites belohasifakaensis, Acanthoplites gardneri, Acanthoplites manerensis, Acanthoplites midoensis, Acanthoplites mitiensis, Acanthoplites perrini, Acanthoplites remondi, Acanthoplites soaranensis, Acanthoplites spathi, Acanthoplites subbigoti, Acanthoplites trifurcatus, Acanthoplites venustus, Protacanthoplites originalis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 60.3
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Hungary (1), Iran (2), Madagascar (1), Morocco (1), Mozambique (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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