Berniceras
| Berniceras Temporal range: Oxfordian[1] | |
|---|---|
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Family: | Oppeliidae |
| Genus: | Berniceras |
| Species [2] | |
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Berniceras is an extinct ammonite genus from the order Ammonitida that lived during the early Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic.[1] Berniceras is included in the ammonite (sensu strictu) family, Oppeliidae.
Bernceras, which has been found in Europe, has a moderately enlarging, ribbed, involute shell with a keel along the venter, which forms the outer rim. The ribs are formed on the outer flanks and curve forward ventrally.
Distribution
Jurassic of France [2]
References
- Notes
- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- 1 2 Paleobiology Database - Berniceras. 2014-05-29.
- Bibliography
- Arkell et al.,1957; Ammonitina in the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea; Geological Soc of America and Univ Kansas press.
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