Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Family Amaltheidae Genus Pleuroceras Subclass Ammonites | |
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Similar Pleuroceras, Pleuroceras spinatum, Ammonites, Pseudothurmannia, Progeronia | ||
Pleuroceras solare is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivore. Shells can reach about 45 mm in diameter.
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Distribution
Fossils of this species have been found in the Jurassic of Algeria, Austria, France, Germany and Spain.
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