Biology:Pleuroceras (ammonite)

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Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)

Pleuroceras
Temporal range: Pliensbachian[1]
Amonites (Pleuroceras quadratum), Ebensfeld, Alemania, 2021-01-16, DD 058-107 FS.jpg
Pleuroceras quadratum from Germany
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q11819703 entry