Craspedodiscus (ammonite)
Genus of molluscs (fossil)
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Craspedodiscus is a genus of cephalopods in the ammonite superfamily Perisphinctoidea from the mid Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian-Barremian) of Northern Europe and Siberia that lived some 125 Ma.
| Craspedodiscus Temporal range: mLCretaceous | |
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| Family: | Olcostephanitidae |
| Genus: | Craspedodiscus Spath, 1924 |
Craspedodiscus is discoidal with laterally compressed whorls and a narrowly rounded venter, covered with fine ribbing. It is placed in the subfamily Simbirskitinae in the family Olcostephanitidae.
References
- Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea; Geological Society of America and Univ of Kansas press, 5th printing, 1990. (p. L350)
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