Mantelliceras is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Acanthoceratidae and type for the subfamily Mantelliceratinae,[2] that lived from the Late Albian to the late Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.[1]
| Mantelliceras Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, [1]
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| Mantelliceras tuberculatum; Cenomanian; Madagascar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Acanthoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Mantelliceratinae |
| Genus: | †Mantelliceras Hyatt 1903[1] |
Description
editMantelliceras is characterized by a strongly ribbed, moderately involute shell with a moderately wide umbilicus, and rounded whorl section. The final whorl leaves inner whorls partly exposed. High standing ribs cross over the venter smoothly. Primary ribs arise from the umbilical wall. Secondaries, usually one per intervening space, arise higher on the flanks. Species of Mantelliceras are known to reach a diameter of about 13 centimeters.[citation needed]
Distribution
editSpecies of Mantelliceras' have been found in Cretaceous sediments in Angola, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and United States.[1]
Species
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Species of Manatelliceras include:[1]
- M. brazoense Böse, 1928
- M. cantianum Spath, 1926
- M. charlestoni Kellum & Mintz, 1962
- M. corroyi Fabre, 1940
- M. couloni (Orbigny, 1850)[3]
- M. dixoni Spath, 1926[3]
- M. japonicum Matsumoto, Muramoto & Takahashi, 1969[4]
- M. lymense Spath, 1926
- M. mantelli Sowerby, 1814
- M. picteti Hyatt, 1903[3]
- M. portalesi Kellum & Mintz, 1962
- M. saxbii Sharpe, 1857
- M. wacoense Böse, 1928
References
edit- ^ a b c d e The Paleobiology Database Mantelliceras entry
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b c Tatsuro Matsumoto; Seiichi Toshimitsu (2005). "Additional notes on some species of Mantelliceras (Ammonoidea) from central Hokkaido, North Japan". Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan. 56 (1–2): 31–36. doi:10.9795/bullgsj.56.31.
- ^ 前田晴良 (2014). "表紙写真の説明" (PDF). 日本古生物学会2014年年会 講演予稿集 (in Japanese).
- W.J. Arkell, et al. 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 4. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
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