Kingdom Animalia Family Lytoceratidae Genus Lytoceras Order Lytoceratina | Class Cephalopoda Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Lytoceras, Lytoceras fimbriatum, Kossmaticeras, Kosmoceras spinosum, Lissoceras | ||
Lytoceras cornucopia is an ammonite species belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. They lived in the Jurassic period.
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Description
Shells of Lytoceras cornucopia can reach an average diameter of about 140 millimetres (5.5 in).
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic rocks of France, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg and United Kingdom.
References
Lytoceras cornucopia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA