Kammerkaroceras

Kammerkaroceras is an extinct cephalopod genus from the Lower Jurassic belonging to the ammonoid family Psiloceratidae.

Kammerkaroceras
Temporal range: Hettangian[1]
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Family:
Psiloceratidae
Genus:
Kammerkaroceras [2]

The shell of Kammerkaroceras is involute, all whorls except for the outermost hidden from view, discoidal with sigmoidal ribs that branch on the sides and cross over the rounded venter.

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  2. "Paleobiology Database - Kammerkaroceras". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  • W. J. Arkell et al., 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleongology, Part L. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.


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