Orthaspidoceras Explained

Orthaspidoceras is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Aspidoceratidae. These nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, Kimmeridgian age.[1]

Description

Shells of Orthaspidoceras are medium or large-sized, with a diameter reaching about 20-. These shells are relatively involute and thick, with a quadrate-rounded or depressed whorls. The ornamentation consists of a row of coarse tubercles and fine streaks.[2]

Distribution

Jurassic deposites of Italy, Mexico, Switzerland and Yemen.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopoda
  2. http://jean-ours.filippi.pagesperso-orange.fr/anglais/kimangl/aspidoceratidaeangl.html Jean-ours.filippi
  3. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=15289&is_real_user=1 Paleobiology Database – Orthaspidoceras