Megasphaeroceras
| Megasphaeroceras Temporal range: Middle Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Family: | Sphaeroceratidae |
| Genus: | Megasphaeroceras |
Megasphaeroceras is an ammonite genus included in Sphaeroceratidae, a family of ammonoid cephalopods characterized by their sphaeroidal shells with markedly eccentric coiling, fine ribbing, and complex sutures, known from the lower middle Jurassic.[1]
References
- โ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- C. Teichert (1964). R.C. Moore, ed. Part K, Mollusca 3. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press. p. K190โK216.