Cadomites

Cadomites; Temporal range: from Bajocian to Callovian, 171.6–164.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Cadomites deslongchampsii Type species of the genus - Bayeux France MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Order:	Ammonitida
Superfamily:	Stephanoceratoidea
Family:	Stephanoceratidae
Genus:	Cadomites; Munier-Chalmas 1892

Cadomites is an extinct ammonite genus from the superfamily Stephanoceratoidea that lived during the Middle Jurassic (upper Bajocian – lower Callovian).^[1]

Description

Cadomites is directly descended from Stephanoceras, with a similar collared and lipped aperture rim, but has denser, finer, sharper ribbing. The shell is discoidal, evolute, with a wide umbilicus. The suture is complex.

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Middle Jurassic sediments in Europe, Africa and South Asia.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
^ ^a ^b "Paleobiology Database - Cadomites". Retrieved 2017-10-19.

Bibliography

Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea, -Stephanocerataceae; Geological Society of America, 1957, reprinted 1990

External links

Ammonites.fr: Ammonites website

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[Sepkoski_Ceph-1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2017-10-18.

[fa-2] "Paleobiology Database - Cadomites". Retrieved 2017-10-19.

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