Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae
Alternative combination: Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) tenuiliratum
Belongs to Gaudryceras according to W. J. Kennedy and H. C. Klinger 1979
See also Anderson 1958 and Jones 1963
Sister taxa: Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras), Gaudryceras (Mesogaudryceras), Gaudryceras aenigma, Gaudryceras beantalyense, Gaudryceras crassicostatum, Gaudryceras hamanakense, Gaudryceras hobetsense, Gaudryceras izumiense, Gaudryceras kayei, Gaudryceras makarovense, Gaudryceras mamiyai, Gaudryceras mite, Gaudryceras numidum, Gaudryceras propemite, Gaudryceras seymouriense, Gaudryceras stefaninii, Gaudryceras striatum, Gaudryceras tombetsense, Gaudryceras varagurense, Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) alamedense, Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) delvallense, Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) neptunium, Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) texanum, Vertebrites murdochi, Gaudryceras (Neogaudryceras) pictum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 175.0
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (20 collections), the Russian Federation (2), South Africa (1), United States (17: Alaska, California)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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