Diceras is an extinct genus of fossil saltwater clams, marine heterodont bivalve molluscs. These bivalves were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.
| Diceras Temporal range: From Jurassic to Cretaceous,
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| Fossil Diceras angulatum from Jurassic at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | †Hippuritida |
| Suborder: | †Hippuritidina |
| Superfamily: | †Radiolitoidea |
| Family: | †Diceratidae |
| Genus: | †Diceras Lamarck, 1805 |
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Diceras:
- †Diceras brevicornum Karczewski 1969
- †Diceras impressum Karczewski 1969
- †Diceras originale Bayle 1873
Distribution
editFossils of species belonging to this genus have been found in the Cretaceous of France and in the Jurassic of Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Morocco, Poland, Romania and Slovenia.
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