†Oiophyllites angolaensis Spath 1953 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Full reference: L. F. Spath. 1953. The Upper Cretaceous cephalopod fauna of Graham Land. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Scientific Reports 3:1-60
Belongs to Oiophyllites according to M. K. Howarth 1965
See also Spath 1953
Sister taxon: Oiophyllites decipiens
Type specimen: BMNH C. 41476, a shell. Its type locality is Egito, Benguela basin, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in Angola.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 22.0
Distribution: found only at Egito, Benguela basin
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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