Ceccaisculitoides is an extinct genus of ammonoids in the family Paragoceratidae. The genus name is a tribute to Fabrizzio Cecca, researcher at Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University, Paris.
Ceccaisculitoides Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ceratitida |
Family: | †Paragoceratidae |
Genus: | †Ceccaisculitoides Guex et al. 2005[1] |
Species | |
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The type species is C. elegans. The type specimen is named JGX-1004. It is 23 mm wide. It comes from North Humboldt Range, Nevada (level JGX-2360B).
References
edit- ^ J. Guex, A. Hungerbühler, J. Jenks, D. Taylor, and H. Bucher. 2005. Dix-huit nouveaux genres d’ammonites du Spathien (Trias inférieur) de l’ouest américain (Idaho, Nevada, Utah et Californie) : Note préliminaire. Bulletin de Géologie Lausanne 362:1-32
External links
edit- "Ceccaisculitoides". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- "Ceccaisculitoides". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 17 August 2016.