Arctohungarites
| Arctohungarites | |
|---|---|
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ceratitida |
| Family: | Danubitidae |
| Genus: | Arctohungarites |
Arctohungarites is a Triassic ammonoid now placed in the ceratitid family Danubitidae, but previously included in the Hungeritidae.
The shell of Arctohungerites is subdiscoidal, involute, with a rounded venter, weak sigmoidal folds on the body chamber and a distinct ventral keel on the distal end of the chambered portion. The suture is ceratitic.
Arctohungerites was found in Middle Triassic (Anisian) sediments in northern Siberia
References
- Arkell et al. Mesozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea. Geol Soc of America and Univ Kansas press. R. C. Moore (Ed)
- Classification of E. T. Tozer 1981
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