Caloceras

Caloceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the ammonite subclass.

Caloceras
Temporal range:
Caloceras johnstoni displaying ammolite iridescence, Jurassic, Musée des Confluences
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Psiloceratidae
Genus: Caloceras
Hyatt, 1871
Species[2]

None cataloged

Distribution

Jurassic of Argentina, Austria, Canada, the United Kingdom [2]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  2. "Paleobiology Database - Caloceras". Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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