Pleuroceras
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| phylum | Mollusca | Pleuroceras is a genus of ammonite from the lower Jurassic. Pleuroceras has a planulate shell with a quadrate whorl section, bearing strong radial ribs ending in ventro-lateral tubercles. The venter is tabulate with a strong serrated keel.
Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivore. Its fossils have been found in Canada and Europe (France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Spain and United Kingdom. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Ammonites |
| class | Cephalopoda | |
| order | Ammonitida | |
| family | Amaltheidae | |
| genus | Pleuroceras | |
| Temporal range | Late Cretaceous |
