Lytoceras eudesianum
| Lytoceras eudesianum Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 170–164 Ma | |
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| Fossil of Lytoceras eudesianum from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Lytoceratida |
| Family: | Lytoceratidae |
| Genus: | Lytoceras |
| Species: | L. eudesianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lytoceras eudesianum (Orbigny 1845) | |
Lytoceras eudesianum is an ammonite species belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived from the Bajocian age to the Bathonian age of the Middle Jurassic.
Shells of Lytoceras eudesianum can reach a diameter of 18 centimetres (7.1 in).
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