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Balticeras
Temporal range: Oxfordian[1]
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Balticeras

Dohm, 1925
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Balticeras is an involute, discoidal Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) ammonite[1] (order Ammonitida) found in England, Germany, and Switzerland, belonging to the Perisphinctidae. The shell is strongly embracing, tending to be oxyconic (sharp rimmed). Sides are gently curved, converging on a narrow to sharp ventral rim.

Balticeras is considered by some to be a subgenus of Ringsteadia which in contrast is more evolute, with ribbed inner whorls. Both are included in the Pictoniinae, a subfamily established by Spath, 1924, for large ammonites within the Perisphinctidae, tending to develop smooth middle and outer whorls.

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Paleobiology Database - 'Balticeras". Retrieved 2014-05-28. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Bibliography
  • Arkell, et al., 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L (Ammonoidea). Geol. Soc. of America and Univ. Kansas Press.