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Gassendiceras

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Cephalopoda

Order
  
Ammonitida

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Subclass
  
Ammonoidea

Family
  
Hemihoplitidae

Gassendiceras

Similar
  
Emericiceras, Heteroceras, Acrioceras, Macroscaphites, Ammonitina

Gassendiceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Hemihoplitidae. They lived in the Cretaceous period, Barremian age.

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Etymology

The genus name Gassendiceras honors the French philosopher and scientist Pierre Gassendi (1592 – 1655).

  • Gassendiceras quelquejeui Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
  • Gassendiceras alpinum (d'Orbigny, 1850) (Synonym Crioceras alpinum)
  • Gassendiceras enayi Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
  • Gassendiceras coulletae Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
  • Gassendiceras hammatoptychum (Uhlig, 1883)

    • Description

    Shells of Gassendiceras species can reach a diameter of about 300 millimetres (12 in).

    Distribution

    Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of southeastern France.

    References

    Gassendiceras Wikipedia
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