Biology:Pseudoaspidoceras

Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)

Pseudoaspidoceras Temporal range: Turonian 94.3–89.3 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Pseudoaspidoceras conciliatum, Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) from Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Order:	Ammonitida
Family:	Acanthoceratidae
Genus:	Pseudoaspidoceras Dollfus, 1904

Pseudoaspidoceras is an extinct genus of ammonites in the family Acanthoceratidae.

These cephalopods lived during the Turonian stage of the Upper Cretaceous, between 93.5 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.3 ± 1 Ma (million years ago). Their shells reached a diameter of 90–120 mm and had ornate ribs.

Distribution

Fossils of Pseudoaspidoceras have been found in Brazil, Nigeria and Peru.

External links

• Jsdammonites
• GBIF
• Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopodes

Wikidata ☰ Q7254515 entry