Ludwigia (ammonite)
Ludwigia | |
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Ludwigia murchisonae, Mid Jurassic, Germany | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Family: | †Graphoceratidae |
Subfamily: | †Graphoceratinae |
Genus: | †Ludwigia Bayle, 1878 |
Species | |
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Ludwigia is an extinct genus of ammonites in the family Graphoceratidae, which lived during the Middle Jurassic.[1]
Species
- L. murchisonae Sowerby, 1825, which has an elaborate ribbing and a strong ridge along the dorsal surface of the shell.
Distribution
Fossils of Ludwigia murchisonae are found in the Jurassic marine strata of France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Distribution
Fossils are found in the Jurassic marine strata of France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United Kingdom.[2]
External links
References
- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "Paleobiology Database - Ludwigia". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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