Biology:Gleboceras

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Short description: Extinct genus of molluscs

Gleboceras
Temporal range: Late Carb (Penn)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Family: Thalassoceratidae
Subfamily: Gleboceratinae
Genus: Gleboceras
Ruzhencev, 1950
Species
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Gleboceras is a globular goniatitid from the upper Carboniferous of the Urals, named by Ruzhentsev, 1950, tentatively assigned to the Thalassoceratidae, and placed in the subfamily Gleboceratinae. The ventral (outer marginal) lobe is moderately wide, with parallel sides. The lateral lobe is serrate.

References

  • GONIAT Genus Gleboceras
  • Mesozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L, 1957. Geological Society of America.
  • Gleboceras in the Paleobiology Database.

Wikidata ☰ Q5567453 entry