Acanthoptychoceras

Acanthoptychoceras
Temporal range: 130.0–125.45 Ma
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Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Cephalopoda
Subclass:†Ammonoidea
Order:†Ammonitida
Suborder:†Ancyloceratina
Family:†Ancyloceratidae
Genus:†Acanthoptychoceras
Manolov, 1962
Species
  • A. spinatocostatum

Acanthoptychoceras is an extinct genus of ammonites belonging to the family Ancyloceratidae.

Species

  • Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum Manolov, 1962

Fossil record

Fossils of Acanthoptychoceras have been found in the Cretaceous of France, Italy, Bulgaria and Colombia (age range: from 130.0 to 125.45 million years ago.).[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Paleobiology Database Paleobiology Database
  2. ↑ Mikhail V. KAKABADZE, Jean-Pierre THIEULOY AMMONITES HÉTÉROMORPHES DU BARRÉMIEN ET DE L'APTEEN DE COLOMBIE (AMÉRIQUE DU SUD)


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