Berniceras

Berniceras
Temporal range: Oxfordian[1]
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Family: Oppeliidae
Genus: Berniceras
Species [2]
  • None

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. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  2. 1 2 Paleobiology Database - Berniceras. 2014-05-29.
Bibliography
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