Biology:Pleuroceras (ammonite)
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Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)
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| Pleuroceras quadratum from Germany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Amaltheidae |
| Genus: | †Pleuroceras Hyatt, 1868 |
Pleuroceras is a genus of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian.[1]
Species
- Pleuroceras hawskerense (Young & Bird, 1828)
- Pleuroceras solare (Phillips, 1829)
- Pleuroceras spinatum (Bruguière, 1789)
- Pleuroceras transiens Frentzen, 1937
- Pleuroceras apyrenum Buckman, 1911
Description
Pleuroceras has a planulate shell with a quadrate whorl section, bearing strong radial ribs ending in ventro-lateral tubercles. The venter is tabulate with a strong serrated keel.
Distribution
Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. Its fossils have been found in Canada and Europe (Bulgaria, France , Germany , Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Spain and United Kingdom ).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). Sepkoski's Online Genus Database. http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=231&rank=class. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?taxon_no=15419&is_real_user=1&action=taxonInfo.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q11819703 entry
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