Oppelia

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Oppelia
Temporal range: Aalenian–Bajocian[1]
Oppelia with paired aptychi in place
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Oppeliidae
Subfamily: Oppeliinae
Genus: Oppelia
Waagen, 1869
Species[2]

Oppelia is a haploceratoid ammonite and type genus for the Oppeliidae that lived during the Middle Jurassic.[1] Shells of Oppelia are involute with a small to moderate size umbilicus, bluntly rounded to sharp venter, and deeply impressed dorsum. Sides are generally smooth but may be variously ribbed on the outer flanks. Similar and related genera include Oxycerites and Oecotraustes.

Distribution

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Jurassic of Germany, Greenland, India, Italy, Madagascar, Mexico, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  2. ^ a b "Paleobiology Database - Oppelia". Retrieved 17 December 2021.



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