Berniceras

Berniceras; Temporal range: Oxfordian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Order:	Ammonitida
Family:	Oppeliidae
Genus:	Berniceras
Species
	See text

Berniceras is an extinct ammonite genus from the order Ammonitida that lived during the early Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic.^[1] Berniceras is included in the ammonite (sensu stricto) family, Oppeliidae.

Bernceras, which has been found in Europe, has a moderately enlarging, ribbed, involute shell with a keel along the venter, which forms the outer rim. The ribs are formed on the outer flanks and curve forward ventrally.

Distribution

Jurassic of France ^[2]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
^ ^a ^b Paleobiology Database - Berniceras. 2014-05-29.

Bibliography

Arkell et al.,1957; Ammonitina in the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea; Geological Soc of America and Univ Kansas press.

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

[paleodb-2] Paleobiology Database - Berniceras. 2014-05-29.

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