Caloceras

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Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)

Caloceras
Temporal range: Hettangian[1]
Caloceras Musée des Confluences 18 10 2015 1.jpg
Caloceras johnstoni displaying ammolite iridescence, Jurassic, Musée des Confluences
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Psiloceratidae
Genus: Caloceras
Hyatt, 1871
Species

None cataloged

Caloceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the ammonite subclass.

Distribution

Jurassic of Argentina, Austria, Canada, the United Kingdom [2]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225225905/http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=231&rank=class. Retrieved 2017-10-18. 
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named fossilworks

Wikidata ☰ Q16850882 entry





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