Ceccaisculitoides

Ceccaisculitoides
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Ceratitida
Family: †Paragoceratidae
Genus: †
Guex et al. 2005[1]
Species
  • †Ceccaisculitoides elegans Guex et al. 2005 (type)
  • †Ceccaisculitoides hammondi (Kummel 1969)

Ceccaisculitoides is an extinct genus of ammonoids in the family Paragoceratidae. The genus name is a tribute to Fabrizzio Cecca, researcher at Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University, Paris.

The type species is C. elegans. The type specimen is named JGX-1004. It is 23 mm wide. It comes from North Humboldt Range, Nevada (level JGX-2360B).

References

  1. ^ J. Guex, A. Hungerbühler, J. Jenks, D. Taylor, and H. Bucher. 2005. Dix-huit nouveaux genres d’ammonites du Spathien (Trias inférieur) de l’ouest américain (Idaho, Nevada, Utah et Californie) : Note préliminaire. Bulletin de Géologie Lausanne 362:1-32
  • "Ceccaisculitoides". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  • "Ceccaisculitoides". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 17 August 2016.


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