Pleuroceras solare

Pleuroceras solare; Temporal range: Lower Jurassic, 189.6–183 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Pleuroceras solare
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Family:	Amaltheidae
Genus:	Pleuroceras
Species:	†P. solare
Binomial name
	†Pleuroceras solare; Phillips, 1829

Pleuroceras solare is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivore. Shells can reach about 45 mm in diameter.

Subspecies

Pleuroceras solare solitarium Simpson, 1855
Pleuroceras solare trapezoidiformis Maubeuge, 1951

Distribution

Fossils of this species have been found in the Jurassic of Algeria, Austria, France, Germany and Spain.

References

Paleobiology Database

External links

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