Pleuroceras solare

Pleuroceras solare is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivore. Shells can reach about 45 mm in diameter.

Pleuroceras solare
Temporal range: Lower Jurassic, 189.6–183 Ma
Pleuroceras solare
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Family:
Amaltheidae
Genus:
Pleuroceras
Species:
†P. solare
Binomial name
†Pleuroceras solare
Phillips, 1829

Subspecies
  • Pleuroceras solare solitarium Simpson, 1855
  • Pleuroceras solare trapezoidiformis Maubeuge, 1951

Distribution

Fossils of this species have been found in the Jurassic of Algeria, Austria, France, Germany and Spain.

References


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