Skirroceras bayleanum
Species of mollusc (fossil)
Skirroceras bayleanum Temporal range: Jurassic (Bajocian), 171.6–167.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Fossil of Skirroceras bayleanum from United Kingdom, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
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Species: | S. bayleanum |
Binomial name | |
Skirroceras bayleanum (Oppel, 1857) |
Skirroceras bayleanum is a Stephanoceratacean (ammonite) species belonging to the family Stephanoceratidae.[2]
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, in the Bajocian age.[3]
Description
Skirroceras bayleanum has a shell reaching about 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) of diameter. [4]
Distribution
Fossils of Skirroceras bayleanum are found in the Middle Jurassic Bajocian age marine strata of United Kingdom and France.[1]
References
- Geological Survey Professional Paper, Vol. 755-757
External links
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