†Metophiceras demissum Oppel 1862 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Xenodiscidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites demissus, Ophiceras demissum, Xenodiscus demissus
Belongs to Metophiceras according to X. Dai et al. 2023
See also Diener 1897, Griesbach 1880, Spath 1934, Zhang et al. 2017 and Zhao and Wang 1974
Sister taxa: Metophiceras subdemissum, Ophiceras (Metophiceras) noenygaardi, Ophiceras (Metophiceras) praecursor
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 55.6
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (6 collections), Greece (1), Greenland (2), India (6), Indonesia (1), Nepal (1)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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