Subclass Ammonites | Rank Genus | |
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Similar Pleuroceras spinatum, Ammonites, Pleuroceras solare, Dactylioceras, Amaltheus | ||
Pleuroceras is a genus of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian.
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Species
Description
Pleuroceras has a planulate shell with a quadrate whorl section, bearing strong radial ribs ending in ventro-lateral tubercles. The venter is tabulate with a strong serrated keel.
Distribution
Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivore. Its fossils have been found in Canada and Europe (France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Spain and United Kingdom).
References
Pleuroceras (ammonite) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA