Pleuroceras (ammonite)
Genus of molluscs (fossil)
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Pleuroceras is a genus of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian.[1]
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| Pleuroceras Temporal range: | |
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| Pleuroceras quadratum from Germany | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Amaltheidae |
| Genus: | †Pleuroceras Hyatt, 1868 |
Species
- Pleuroceras hawskerense (Young & Bird, 1828)
- Pleuroceras solare (Phillips, 1829)
- Pleuroceras spinatum (Bruguière, 1789)
- Pleuroceras transiens Frentzen, 1937
- Pleuroceras apyrenum Buckman, 1911
Description
Pleuroceras has a planulate shell with a quadrate whorl section, bearing strong radial ribs ending in ventro-lateral tubercles. The venter is tabulate with a strong serrated keel.
