Kingdom Animalia Family Reineckeiidae Rank Genus | Class Cephalopoda Phylum Mollusca Order Ammonitida | |
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Similar Tragophylloceras, Virgatites, Sowerbyceras, Tissotia, Schlotheimia | ||
Reineckeia is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Reineckeiidae.
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These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Middle Jurassic period, from the Bathonian age to the Callovian age.
Description
Shell of Reineckeia species can reach a diameter of about 38 centimetres (15 in).
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Middle Jurassic of Argentina, Chile, France, Germany, India, Madagascar and United States.
References
Reineckeia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA