Biology:Acantholytoceras

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Acantholytoceras is an extinct genus of ammonite that belongs to the family Crioceratitidae. It lived during the Cretaceous period across Europe in places such as Spain, France and Serbia. [1][2]

It was likely a fast-moving nektonic predator.[1]

Taxonomy

Species

As of May 2026, this genus contains four described species. They are listed below:[3][4]

  • Acantholytoceras longispinum (Uhlig, 1883)
  • Acantholytoceras subcirculare Avram 2002
  • Acantholytoceras tenuicostatum (Thomel, 1965)
  • Acantholytoceras thomeli Delanoy et al. 2024

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Fossilworks: Acantholytoceras". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14512. 
  2. "PBDB". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14512. 
  3. Delanoy, Gerard & Baudouin, Cyril & Agostini, Gilles. (2024). Données nouvelles sur Acantholytoceras longispinum (Uhlig, 1883) et sur le genre Acantholytoceras Spath, 1923 (Ammonoidea, Ptychoceratoidea). 1-15.
  4. "Acantholytoceras" (in en-US). https://www.tonmo.com/gallery/acantholytoceras.2553/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3727935 entry