Ludwigia (ammonite)
Ludwigia is an extinct genus of ammonites in the family Graphoceratidae, which lived during the Middle Jurassic.[1]
| Ludwigia Temporal range: | |
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| Ludwigia murchisonae, Mid Jurassic, Germany | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Graphoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Graphoceratinae |
| Genus: | †Ludwigia Bayle, 1878 |
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Species
- L. murchisonae Sowerby, 1825, which has an elaborate ribbing and a strong ridge along the dorsal surface of the shell.
Distribution
Fossils of Ludwigia murchisonae are found in the Jurassic marine strata of France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United Kingdom.[2]
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- "Paleobiology Database - Ludwigia". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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