Biology:Diceras
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Short description: Extinct genus of bivalves
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| Fossil Diceras angulatum from Jurassic at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | †Hippuritida |
| Suborder: | †Hippuritidina |
| Superfamily: | †Radiolitoidea |
| Family: | †Diceratidae |
| Genus: | †Diceras Lamarck, 1805 |
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Diceras is an extinct genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine heterodont bivalve molluscs. These bivalves were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.
Species
Species within the genus Diceras:
- †Diceras brevicornum Karczewski 1969
- †Diceras impressum Karczewski 1969
- †Diceras originale Bayle 1873
Distribution
Fossils of species belonging to this genus have been found in the Cretaceous of France and in the Jurassic of Croatia, Czech Republic, France , Germany , Morocco, Poland , Romania and Slovenia.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q17104830 entry
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