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Agathiceras anceps

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Agathiceras anceps
Temporal range: 268.0–265.0 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Family: Agathiceratidae
Genus: Agathiceras
Species:
A. anceps
Binomial name
Agathiceras anceps
Gemmellaro 1887

Agathiceras anceps is a species of Agathiceras, named by Gemmellaro in 1887.[1]

The mollusc was a fast moving nektonic carnivore and had a typical shell width of 11mm and diameter of 17 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ G. G. Gemmellaro. 1887. La Fauna dei Calcari con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Fasicle 1 - Ammonoidea. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 19:1-106
  2. ^ "Agathiceras anceps". Fossilworks. Retrieved 8 June 2014.