Megasphaeroceras
| Megasphaeroceras Temporal range: Bajocian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Family: | Sphaeroceratidae |
| Genus: | Megasphaeroceras |
Megasphaeroceras is an ammonite genus included in Sphaeroceratidae, a family of ammonoid[2] cephalopods characterized by their spheroidal shells with markedly eccentric coiling, fine ribbing, and complex sutures, known from the Bajocian.[1]
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ^ "Paleobiology Database - Megasphaeroceras". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- Bibliography
- C. Teichert (1964). R.C. Moore (ed.). Part K, Mollusca 3. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press. p. K190–K216.
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