Douvilleiceras
| Douvilleiceras Temporal range: Albian[1] | |
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| Douvilleiceras sp. – Albian of Madagascar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Family: | Douvilleiceratidae |
| Genus: | Douvilleiceras Grossouvre, 1894 |
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Douvilleiceras is a genus of ammonites from the Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in Europe, North America, and South America.
Distribution
Douvilleiceras may be found in the Cretaceous of Angola, Brazil, Canada, the Dominican Republic, France, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland, USSR, the United Kingdom, Alaska and Texas.[2] D. inaequinodum fossils have been found in Albian strata of France.[3][4]
Description
Shells of Douvilleiceras inaequinodum can reach a diameter of about 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in).[3][4]
Species
Species within the genus Douvilleiceras include:[2]
- D. inaequinodum (Quenstedt, 1849)[5]
- D. mammillatum Schlotheim, 1813
- D. monile Sowerby, 1836
- D. muralense Stoyanow 1949
- D. orbignyi Hyatt, 1903
- D. spiniferum Whiteaves, 1876
Gallery
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Douviloceras clementium
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Douvilleiceras mammillatum
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Douvilleiceras inaequinodum
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- 1 2 "Paleobiology Database - Douvilleiceras".
- 1 2 Jsdammonites
- 1 2 Bertinjc
- ↑ Jsdammonites.fr
- A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case
- Tzankov, V., 1963: Sur la presence d'Albien moyenzone des Douvilleiceras inaequinodum dans la region de Sviatov. Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society, 23: 213-215
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