Juraphyllites

Juraphyllites is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Juraphyllitidae.

Juraphyllites
Temporal range:
Fossil of Juraphyllites.at Haus der Natur, Salzburg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Juraphyllitidae
Genus: Juraphyllites
Muller, 1939[1]

Fossil record

These ammonites lived in the Jurassic from Sinemurian to Toarcian[2] (age range: 196.5 to 182.0 million years ago). Fossils of this genus can be found in Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and United States.[3]

Species

Species within this genus include:[3]

  • Juraphyllites (Harpophylloceras) eximius Hauer 1854
  • Juraphyllites (Meneghiniceras) lariense Meneghini 1875
  • Juraphyllites diopsis Gemmellaro 1884
  • Juraphyllites gigas Fucini 1901
  • Juraphyllites helveticus Wiedenmayer 1977
  • Juraphyllites libertus Gemmellaro 1884
  • Juraphyllites libertus australis Hillebrandt 2006
  • Juraphyllites limatus Rosenberg 1909
  • Juraphyllites mimatensis d'Orbigny 1844
  • Juraphyllites nardii Meneghini 1853
  • Juraphyllites planispira Reynes 1868
  • Juraphyllites planispiroides Rakus 1994
  • Juraphyllites separabilis Fucini 1901

See also

References

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