Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Pericyclidae
Full reference: D. Korn, J. Bockwinkel, V. Ebbighausen and C. Klug. 2003. Palaeobiogeographic and evolutionary meaning of an early Late Tournaisian ammonoid fauna from the Tafilalt of Morocco. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48(1):71-92
Belongs to Ouaoufilalites according to D. Korn et al. 2003
Sister taxon: Ouaoufilalites creber
Type specimen: MfN MB.C.3954, a shell. Its type locality is Ksar Bouhamed A, Taouz, Oued Znaigui Formation, Tafilalt, which is in a Tournaisian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Oued Znaigui Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 9.64
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Morocco (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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