Eleniceras nikolovi is an extinct species of cephalopods belonging to the Ammonoidea subclass.[1][2] This animal lived 140–129 million years ago during the Hauterivian in Europe.
| Eleniceras nikolovi Temporal range: Hauterivian
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| Eleniceras nikolovi, Lower Hauterivian, Rouchovtzi, Elena, (Coll. St. Breskovski) at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Neocomitidae |
| Genus: | †Eleniceras |
| Species: | †E. nikolovi
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| †Eleniceras nikolovi Breskovski, 1967
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References
edit- ^ Breskovski, St. (1967); "Eleniceras - genre nouveau d'ammonites hauterivien" Bull of the Geological Institute, Ser. Paleontology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences XVI: 47-52.
- ^ Vašíček, Zdeněk (2002); "Lower Cretaceous Ammonoidea in the Podbranč quarry (Pieniny Klippen Belt, Slovakia)" Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey, Vol. 77, No. 3, 192.
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External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Eleniceras nikolovi.
- "Eleniceras nikolovi". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- "Eleniceras nikolovi". EOL (Encyclopaedia of Life).
- "Eleniceras nikolovi". mindat.org. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- Wright C.W. with J.H. Callomon and M.K. Howarth (1996). "Mollusca 4 Revised: Cretaceous Ammonoidea". In Roger L. Kaesler (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L. Vol. 4. Boulder, Colorado and Lawrence, Kansas: The Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press. p. 61, 66 – via Internet Archive.