Zurcheria is a genus of dwarf ammonites from the Middle Jurassic included in the Hammatoceratidae[2] and lacking a keel. The shell is evolute, inner whorls exposed; whorls compressed and slightly overlapping. Bears ribs, which are sinuous folds that project strongly onto the arched venter.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Hammatoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Zurcheriinae |
| Genus: | †Zurcheria Douville, 1885 |
References edit
- Notes
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ^ "Paleobiology Database - Zurcheria". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- Bibliography
- W.J. Arkell, et al., 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 4. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
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