Biology:Fournierella (cephalopod)
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| Fournierella Temporal range: Santonian
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| Family: | Muniericeratidae
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| Genus: | Fournierella Collignon, 1966
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Fournierella is a member of the Muniericeratidae, a family of Upper Cretaceous ammonites characterized by moderately evolute shells with strong sinuous ribs that have tubercles on the shoulders and umbilical edge, and a more or less fastigate cross section (venter sloping on either side like a gable roof), included in the Desmocerataceae. It may be a subgenus of Pseudoschloenbachia.
References
- Arkell, et al., 1957., Mesozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L, Ammonoiea. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
- Sepkoski's list of cephalopod genera. [1]
Wikidata ☰ Q5475840 entry
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