Juraphyllites is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Juraphyllitidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Juraphyllitidae |
| Genus: | †Juraphyllites Muller, 1939[1] |
Fossil record
editThese 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
editSpecies 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
editReferences
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Data related to Juraphyllites at Wikispecies
Media related to Juraphyllites at Wikimedia Commons
