Euaspidoceras
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| Euaspidoceras Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Euaspidoceras, Coll. Reiter | |
| Euaspidoceras akantheen, Coll. OUMNH | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Aspidoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Aspidoceratinae |
| Genus: | †Euaspidoceras Oppel, 1863 |
Euaspidoceras is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus that lived during the Middle Jurassic.[1]
The ancestor of Euaspidoceras is probably Aspidoceras,[2] and it is considered to be related to genera such as Orthaspidoceras, Simaspidoceras, and Intranodites.[3]