Pleuroceras (ammonite)
Pleuroceras is a genus of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian.[1]
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| Genus: | Pleuroceras Hyatt, 1868 |
Species
- Pleuroceras solare Phillips, 1829
- Pleuroceras spinatum Bruguière, 1789
- Pleuroceras transiens Frentzen, 1937
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 carnivore. Its fossils have been found in Canada and Europe (France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Spain and United Kingdom).[2]
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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