Arnioceras
| Arnioceras Temporal range: Early Jurassic | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Superfamily: | Psilocerataceae |
| Family: | Arietitidae |
| Genus: | Arnioceras Hyatt, 1897 |
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Arnioceras is an extinct genus of large, evolute, discoidal ammonite from the Lower Jurassic. The shell is normally coiled so that all whorls are exposed. Sides bear strong sharp ribs that are straight until reaching the ventrolateral edge where they swing forward and fade. The rim (venter) is keeled and free of grooves.
Arnioceras, named by Alpheus Hyatt, is included in the arietitid family of the Psilocerataceae, an ammonitid supefamily. Its distribution is fairly world wide, having been found in Europe, south Asia, and North and South America.
References
- Arkell, W.J.; Kummel, B.; Wright, C.W. (1957). Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 4. Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.