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Ropoloceras

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Genus of ammonites

Ropoloceras
Temporal range: Hauterivian PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Suborder: Ancyloceratina
Family: Crioceratitidae
Genus: Ropoloceras
Vermeulen et al., 2012
Type species
Crioceras seitzi
Sarkar, 1955
Species
  • R. angulicostatum d'Orbigny, 1841
  • R. seitzi Sarkar, 1955

Ropoloceras is an extinct ancyloceratin genus included in the family Crioceratitidae, subclass Ammonoidea, from the Upper Hauterivian. Fossils belonging to this genera were found on localities that are now in Switzerland, France and Spain.

References

  1. ^ Vermeulen (J.), Lazarin (P.), Lépinay (P.), Leroy (L.), Mascarelli (E.), Meister (C.) & Menkveld-Gfeller (U.), 2012 - Ammonites (Ancyloceratina, Turrilitina) nouvelles ou peu connues de l'Hauterivien supérieur. Annales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nice, t. 27, p. 271-318


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