Euaspidoceras

Euaspidoceras is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus that lived during the Middle Jurassic.[1]

Euaspidoceras
Temporal range:
Euaspidoceras Coll. Reiter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Aspidoceratidae
Subfamily: Aspidoceratinae
Genus: Euaspidoceras
Oppel, 1863

Ancestor of Euaspidoceras is probably Aspidoceras. It is considered related to genera like Orthaspidoceras, Simaspidoceras, and Intranodites.

Species

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Distribution

Euaspidoceras species may be found in the Jurassic of Argentina, France, Germany, India, Italy, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the United Kingdom and Yemen.[5]

References

Notes
Bibliography
  • Arkell, et al.,1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L (Ammonoidea). Geol Soc of America and Univ Kansas Press. p. L338-339.


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