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Orthaspidoceras

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Orthaspidoceras
Temporal range: Kimmeridgian
Fossil shell of Orthaspidoceras schilleri, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Orthaspidoceras

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Orthaspidoceras is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Aspidoceratidae. These nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, Kimmeridgian age.[2]

Description

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Shells of Orthaspidoceras are medium or large-sized, with a diameter reaching about 20–25 centimetres (7.9–9.8 in). These shells are relatively involute and thick, with a quadrate-rounded or depressed whorls. The ornamentation consists of a row of coarse tubercles and fine streaks.[1]

Distribution

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Jurassic deposites of Italy, Mexico, Switzerland and Yemen.[3]

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