Boreotrachyceras
Boreotrachyceras is an extinct genus of ammonite cephalopod, belonging to the order Ceratitida.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ceratitida |
| Family: | †Trachyceratidae |
| Genus: | †Boreotrachyceras Konstantinov 2012 |
The family to which Boreotrachyceras belongs, Trachyceratidae, has more or less involute, highly ornamented shells and ceratitic to ammonitic sutures.
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 28 May 2014.
Bibliography
- Arkell, W.J.; Kummel, B.; Wright, C.W. (1957). Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 4. Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
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