Biology:Acanthaecites
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Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)
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| Genus: | Acanthaecites Rollier 1909
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Acanthaecites is an extinct cephalopod genus belonging to the ammonoid family Oppeliidae first described by Rollier in 1909.[2] Acanthaecites both appears and disappears from the fossil record during the Callovian stage of the Jurassic Period.
The shell of Acanthaecites is small, globose and smooth except for a median ventral row of distinct sharp serrations.
References
- Notes
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225225905/http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=231&rank=class. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ↑ "Paleobiology Database - Acanthaecites". http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=14508&is_real_user=1. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- Bibliography
- W.J. Arkell, et al. 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea. University of Kansas Press.
Wikidata ☰ Q2197946 entry
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