Biology:Peroniceras

Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)

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Peroniceras is an ammonite (an extinct group of marine mollusc) belonging to the Ammonitida family Collignoniceratidae.

Species of this genus were widespread throughout the world. They were fast-moving nektonic carnivore shelled ammonoids.

Distribution

Cretaceous of Antarctica, Cameroon, Canada (British Columbia), Denmark, France, India, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, United States (California), Venezuela ; Jurassic of Japan

Further reading

• John Bernard Reeside The cephalopods of the Eagle sandstone and related formations

Wikidata ☰ Q7169444 entry