| Pleuroceras solare Temporal range:
Lower Jurassic,
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | † Ammonoidea |
| Order: | † Ammonitida |
| Family: | † Amaltheidae |
| Genus: | † Pleuroceras |
| Species: | †P. solare
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pleuroceras solare Phillips, 1829
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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 carnivores. 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
External links
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| Pleuroceras solare Temporal range:
Lower Jurassic,
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|---|---|
|
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | † Ammonoidea |
| Order: | † Ammonitida |
| 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 carnivores. 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
External links
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| This Ammonitina-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |