Acanthoptychoceras
Acanthoptychoceras is an extinct genus of ammonites belonging to the family Ancyloceratidae.
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| Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Suborder: | †Ancyloceratina |
| Family: | †Shasticrioceratidae |
| Genus: | †Acanthoptychoceras Manolov, 1962 |
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Species
- Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum Manolov, 1962
Fossil record
Fossils of Acanthoptychoceras have been found in the Cretaceous of France, Italy, Bulgaria and Colombia (age range: from 130.0 to 125.45 million years ago.).[1][2]
References
- Paleobiology Database Paleobiology Database
- Mikhail V. KAKABADZE, Jean-Pierre THIEULOY AMMONITES HÉTÉROMORPHES DU BARRÉMIEN ET DE L'APTEEN DE COLOMBIE (AMÉRIQUE DU SUD)
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