Ludwigia (ammonite)

Ludwigia
Temporal range: Aalenian[1]
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Ludwigia murchisonae, Mid Jurassic, Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Ammonitida
Family: †Graphoceratidae
Subfamily: †Graphoceratinae
Genus: †Ludwigia
Bayle, 1878
Species
  • L. murchisonae

Ludwigia is an extinct genus of ammonites in the family Graphoceratidae, which lived during the Middle Jurassic.[1]

Species

  • L. murchisonae Sowerby, 1825, which has an elaborate ribbing and a strong ridge along the dorsal surface of the shell.

Distribution

Fossils of Ludwigia murchisonae are found in the Jurassic marine strata of France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United Kingdom.[2]

References

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


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