Kossmatella

Kossmatella; Temporal range: Albian–Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossil shells of Kossmatella agassizianum from Maritime Alps, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Order:	Ammonitida
Family:	Gaudryceratidae
Genus:	Kossmatella; Jacob, 1907
Species
	Kossmatella cappsi Imlay, 1960; Kossmatella agassizianum (Pictet and Roux, 1847);
Synonyms
	Kosmatella Cossmann, 1909;

Kossmatella is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores ^[2] lived in the Cretaceous period, from Albian age to Cenomanian age.^[1]

Description

Shells of Eulytoceras species are quite small, with rounded whorl section and deep constrictions on the external surface.^[3]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of Dominican Republic, France, Italy, Madagascar, Mexico, South Africa, Suriname and United States.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Paleobiology Database - Pectinatites". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
^ Lithotheque

GBIF
Arkell et al., Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L. Geological Society of America, 1957. RC. Moore, ed.

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[Sepkoski_Ceph-1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.

[fa-2] "Paleobiology Database - Pectinatites". Retrieved 2014-05-28.

[3] Lithotheque

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