Echioceras
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| Fossil shells ofEchioceras raricostatumfromPierreclos(France), on display atGalerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparéein Paris | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Echioceratidae |
| Genus: | †Echioceras Bayle, 1878 |
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Echiocerasis anextinctgenusofammonitesfrom theEarly JurassicofEuropeandNorth America.
Description
[edit]Shell ofEchiocerasspecies can reach a diameter of about 4–6 centimetres (1.6–2.4 in).. The narrow and broad evolute shell is reinforced by fine ribs on inner whorls, progressively becoming stronger, straight and distinct.
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of species within this genus have been found in theJurassicrocks ofCanada,Hong Kong,TurkeyandUnited Kingdom,[2]Carpathians[3]and Alps.
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^Sepkoski, Jack (2002)."A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)".Bulletins of American Paleontology.363:1–560. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-02-25.Retrieved2017-10-18.
- ^abEchiocerasin Paleobiology Database
- ^Rakús, M., 1962: Amonity v liase Západných Karpát (Ammonites in Liassic of Western Carpathians). Geologické práce, Zošit 62, pp. 267 - 271
- Bibliography
- Cyril Walker & David Ward (1993) - Fossielen: Sesam Natuur Handboeken, Bosch & Keuning, Baarn.ISBN90-246-4924-2
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