Acompsoceras

Acompsoceras
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Acompsoceras sp., Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian), from Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Ammonitida
Family: †Acanthoceratidae
Subfamily: †Acanthoceratinae
Genus: †Acompsoceras
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Species

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Acompsoceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the Ammonite subclass. It grew to a large size compared to most ammonites. Its shell reached 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter when the animal reached adulthood. Acompsoceras appears in the fossil record during the early portion of the Cretaceous Cenomanian stage and goes extinct around the middle of that same stage.[1]

Species

Acompsoceras is in the same family as Acanthoceras, the Acanthoceratidae, and contains several species:

  • A. amphibolum
  • A. calabarense
  • A. essendiense
  • A. inconstans
  • A. renevieri

Distribution

Fossils of Acompsoceras have been found in Brazil, Colombia (Hiló Formation), Germany, Madagascar, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and Texas.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Acompsoceras". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  2. ^ Acompsoceras at Fossilworks.org


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