Juraphyllites Explained

Juraphyllites is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Juraphyllitidae.

Fossil record

These ammonites lived in the Jurassic from Sinemurian to Toarcian^[1] (age range: 196.5 to 182.0 million years ago). Fossils of this genus can be found in Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and United States.

Species

Species within this genus include:^[2]

• Juraphyllites (Harpophylloceras) eximius Hauer 1854
• Juraphyllites (Meneghiniceras) lariense Meneghini 1875
• Juraphyllites diopsis Gemmellaro 1884
• Juraphyllites gigas Fucini 1901
• Juraphyllites helveticus Wiedenmayer 1977
• Juraphyllites libertus Gemmellaro 1884
• Juraphyllites libertus australis Hillebrandt 2006
• Juraphyllites limatus Rosenberg 1909
• Juraphyllites mimatensis d'Orbigny 1844
• Juraphyllites nardii Meneghini 1853
• Juraphyllites planispira Reynes 1868
• Juraphyllites planispiroides Rakus 1994
• Juraphyllites separabilis Fucini 1901

See also

• List of ammonite genera

Notes and References

1. http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=231&rank=class Sepkoski Online
2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=14482 Paleobiology Database