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Beloceras

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Beloceratoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Ceratitida

Suborder
  
Anarcestina

Family
  
Beloceratidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Ammonites

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Similar
  
Ammonites, Cheiloceras, Agoniatites

Beloceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Beloceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.

Contents

Similar and related genera include Eobeloceras, Mesobeloceras and Naplesites.

Species

  • Beloceras jorfense Korn et al. 2011
  • Beloceras petterae Yatskov 1990
  • Beloceras sagittarium Sandberger and Sandberger 1851
  • Beloceras tenuistriatum d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
  • Beloceras webbelense Korn et al. 2011

    • Description

    Beloceras species can reach a diamenter of 9–13 centimetres (3.5–5.1 in). They are multilobate ammonoids, with a suture line composed up to 50 lobes.

    Distribution

    Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, France, Germany, Morocco and Spain.

    References

    Beloceras Wikipedia
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