†Kosmoceras spinosum Sowerby 1826 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kosmoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites spinosus, Cosmoceras spinosum
Belongs to Kosmoceras according to R. A. Reyment 1971
See also Imlay 1953 and Jeannet 1951
Sister taxa: Cosmoceras duncani, Cosmoceras paracontrarium, Cosmoceras spoliatum, Kosmoceras gemmatum, Kosmoceras rotundum, Kosmoceras rowlstonense
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 31.9
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (2), Sweden (1), Switzerland (7), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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