Biology:Acanthoptychoceras

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Short description: Extinct genus of ammonites

Acanthoptychoceras
Temporal range: 130.0–125.45 Ma
Ancyloceratidae - Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum.JPG
Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Suborder: Ancyloceratina
Family: Ancyloceratidae
Genus: Acanthoptychoceras
Manolov, 1962
Species
  • A. spinatocostatum

Acanthoptychoceras is an extinct genus of ammonites belonging to the family Ancyloceratidae.

Species

  • Acanthoptychoceras spinatocostatum Manolov, 1962

Fossil record

Fossils 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

Wikidata ☰ Q23841407 entry