Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Alternative spelling: Spiticeras (Kilianiceras)
Parent taxon: Spiticeratinae according to Z. Vašíček et al. 2023
See also Aguado et al. 2000, González-Arreola et al. 2017 and Imlay and Jones 1970
Sister taxa: Aspidostephanus, Cantianiceras, Groebericeras, Negreliceras, Proniceras, Spiticeras, Umiaites
Subtaxa: Kilianiceras ambiguum Kilianiceras praegratianopolitense Spiticeras (Kilianiceras) damesi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection), Colombia (1), Hungary (3), Mexico (2), Morocco (3), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (12), Ukraine (1), United States (2: Oregon)
• Jurassic of Argentina (2), Iraq (1)
Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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