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Eleganticeras

Classification

    Phylum:  
Mollusca
    Class:  
Cephalopoda
    Order:  
Ammonitida
    Superfamily:  
Eoderocerataceae
    Family:  
Hildoceratidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Eleganticeras BUCKMAN, 1913
    Type Species:  
E. pseudo-elegans


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Fig. 289,3. *H.? (E.) pseudoelegans, 3a-c, x0.5 (65*)


Synonyms

Elegantuliceras


Geographic Distribution

Eng.


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
L.Toarc.
    Beginning International Stage:  
Toarcian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
184.2
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
L.Toarc.
    Ending International Stage:  
Toarcian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
50
    Ending Date:  
179.45


Description

Differs from Harpoceras by being almost smooth from an early stage. ?Subgen. of Harpoceras.




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