Aspidoceratidae
The Aspidoceratidae comprise a family of middle and upper Jurassic ammonites that make up part of the superfamily Perisphinctoidea, characterized by evolute shells, commonly stocky, that tend to develop tubercles.
| Aspidoceratidae | |
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| Pseudowaagenia micropla from Madagascar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Superfamily: | †Perisphinctoidea |
| Family: | †Aspidoceratidae Zittel, 1895 |
The Aspidoceratidae are thought to be derived from the Perisphinctidae and have been subdivided into three subfamilies, the Aspidoceratinae, Peltoceratinae, and Simoceratinae.
Subfamilies and genera
- Aspidoceratinae Zittel 1895
- Aspidoceras
- Chinamecaceras Cantu-Chapa 2006
- Epaspidoceras
- Euaspidoceras
- Orthaspidoceras
- Peltoceratinae Spath 1924
- Peltoceras
- Peltoceratoides
- Rursiceras
- Simoceratinae
- Simoceras
- Virgatosimoceras
References
- Arkell, et al., Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L (Ammonoidea). Geol Soc of America and Univ Kansas Press.
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