Pleuroceras solare
| Pleuroceras solare Temporal range: Lower Jurassic, 189.6–183 Ma | |
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| Pleuroceras solare | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Family: | Amaltheidae |
| Genus: | Pleuroceras |
| Species: | †P. solare |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pleuroceras solare Phillips 1829 | |
Pleuroceras solare is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivore. Shells can reach about 45 mm in diameter.
Subspecies
- Pleuroceras solare solitarium Simpson 1855
- Pleuroceras solare trapezoidiformis Maubeuge 1951
Distribution
Fossils of this species have been found in the Jurassic of Algeria, Austria, France, Germany and Spain.
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