Aspidoceratidae
| Aspidoceratidae Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Upper Jurassic | |
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| Pseudowaagenia micropla from Madagascar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Suborder: | Ammonitina |
| Superfamily: | Perisphinctoidea |
| Family: | Aspidoceratidae Zittel, 1895 |
The Aspidoceratidae comprise a family of middle and upper Jurassic ammonites that make up part of the superfamily Perisphinctoidea, characterized by evolute shells, commonly stocky, that tend to develop tubercles.
The Aspidoceratidae are thought to be derived from the Perisphinctidae and have been subdivided into three subfamilies, the Aspidoceratinae, Peltoceratinae, and Simoceratinae.
Subfamilies and genera
- Aspidoceratinae Zittel 1895
- Aspidoceras
- Chinamecaceras Cantu-Chapa 2006
- Epaspidoceras
- Euaspidoceras
- Orthaspidoceras
- Peltoceratinae Spath 1924
- Peltoceras
- Peltoceratoides
- Simoceratinae
- Simoceras
- Virgatosimoceras
References
- Arkell, et al., Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L (Ammonoidea). Geol Soc of America and Univ Kansas Press.
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