Indocephalites
Indocephalites is a true ammonite (order Ammonitida) and a possible subgenus of Macrocephalites, belonging to the stephanoceratacean family, Macrocephalitidae. Inner whorls form a cadicone (a barrel shape), outer become more compressed and smoother. Ribs are simple, crossing the venter straight and uninterrupted. Pleurocephalites, another possible subgenus of Macrocephalites, is quite similar.
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Genus: | Indocephalites [2] Spath, 1926 |
Distribution
Jurassic deposits of China, France, India and Madagascar
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1β560. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- "Paleobiology Database - Indocephalites". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- Treatise in Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L (1957), Mesozoic Ammonoidea. p.K294
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