Tissotia

Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)

Tissotia

Temporal range: Cretaceous

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Fossil of Tissotia species from Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Cephalopoda
Subclass:  | †Ammonoidea
Order:  | †Ammonitida
Family:  | †Tissotiidae
Genus:  | †Tissotia
Douvillé, 1890

Tissotia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Tissotiidae.[1][2]

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (89.3 to 84.9 Ma).[3] Shells of Tissotia species can reach a diameter of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).

## Contents

* 1 Species
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Species

Species within the genus Tissotia include:[3]

* Tissotia fourneli Bayle, 1849
* Tissotia halli Knechtel, 1947
* Tissotia hedbergi Benavides-Caceres, 1956
* Tissotia steinmanni Lissón, 1908

## Distribution

Fossils of the species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, France, Nigeria, Peru and Spain.[3]

## References

1. ↑ GBIF
2. ↑ Encyclopedia of life
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fossilworks

## External links

* Paleomania

Wikidata ☰ Q20721539 entry

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