Agathiceras applanatum

Agathiceras applanatum
Temporal range: 272.5–268.0 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Suborder: Goniatitina
Superfamily: Goniatitaceae
Family: Agathiceratidae
Genus: Agathiceras
Species: Agathiceras applanatum
Teichert 1944

Agathiceras applanatum is a species of Agathiceras, named by Teichert in 1944.[1]

The mollusc was a fast moving nektonic carnivore and had an average shell width of 8.5 mm and shell diameter of 18.8 mm.[2]

References

  1. C. Teichert. 1944. Two new ammonoids from the Permian of Western Australia. Journal of Paleontology 18(1):83-89
  2. "Agathiceras applanatum". Fossilworks. Retrieved 8 June 2014.


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