Reineckeia
Genus of molluscs (fossil)
| Reineckeia Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 164.7–145.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Fossil shell of Reineckeia anceps from Poitou (France), on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
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| Genus: | Reineckeia Bayle 1818 |
Reineckeia is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Reineckeiidae.[2]
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Middle Jurassic period, from the Bathonian age to the Callovian age.[3]
Description
Shells of Reineckeia species can reach a diameter of about 38 centimetres (15 in).
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Middle Jurassic Calabozo and Los Molles Formations of Argentina, Chile,[citation needed] France, the Berching Formation of Germany, Portugal,[citation needed] Chari Formation of India, Madagascar, Switzerland and United States[citation needed].[4]
References
- ^ The Paleobiology Database
- ^ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopoda
- ^ Reineckeia at Fossilworks.org
External links
- Ammonites
Data related to Reineckeia at Wikispecies
