Acanthoptychoceras is an extinct genus of ammonites belonging to the family Ancyloceratidae.
Acanthoptychoceras Temporal range:
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Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Suborder: | †Ancyloceratina |
Family: | †Ancyloceratidae |
Genus: | †Acanthoptychoceras Manolov, 1962 |
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Species
edit- Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum Manolov, 1962
Fossil record
editFossils of Acanthoptychoceras have been found in the Cretaceous of France, Italy, Bulgaria and Colombia (age range: from 130.0 to 125.45 million years ago.).[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Paleobiology Database Paleobiology Database
- ^ Mikhail V. KAKABADZE, Jean-Pierre THIEULOY AMMONITES HÉTÉROMORPHES DU BARRÉMIEN ET DE L'APTEEN DE COLOMBIE (AMÉRIQUE DU SUD)