Euaspidoceras Explained

Euaspidoceras is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus that lived during the Middle Jurassic.^[1]

The ancestor of Euaspidoceras is probably Aspidoceras,^[2] and it is considered to be related to genera such as Orthaspidoceras, Simaspidoceras, and Intranodites.^[3]

Species

• Euaspidoceras ajax Leanza 1947
• Euaspidoceras akantheen (or Aspidoceras akantheen) Buckman 1928
• Euaspidoceras davouxi Bert and Bonnot 2004
• Euaspidoceras babeanum d’Orbigny, 1848^{[4] [5]}
• Euaspidoceras perarmatum J. Sowerby, 1822^[6]
• Euaspidoceras veranadaense Parent 2006^[7]

Distribution

Euaspidoceras species may be found in the Jurassic of Argentina, France, Germany, India, Italy, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the United Kingdom and Yemen.^[7]

References

Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sepkoski. Jack. Sepkoski's Online Genus Database. 2002. 2014-05-28 .
2. Arkell, et al., (1957). Mesozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L (Ammonoidea). Geol Soc of America and Univ Kansas Press. p. L338-339.
3. http://neoammoniten.jimdo.com Jura-Ammoniten Peter Reiter
4. J. K. WRIGHT, PhD THE LOWER OXFORDIAN (UPPER JURASSIC) OF NORTH YORKSHIRE
5. https://www.academia.edu/482747/Le_contact_Callovien-Oxfordien_dans_les_environs_de_Chaignay_nouvelles_donn%C3%A9es_stratigraphiques_et_pal%C3%A9ontologiques Le contact Callovien-Oxfordien dans les environs de Chaignay : nouvelles données stratigraphiques et paléontologiques
6. https://www.gbif.org/species/4626731 GBIF
7. Web site: Paleobiology Database - Euaspidoceras . 2017-10-19 .