Peroniceras Temporal range: Coniacian–Santonian |
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Peroniceras tricarinatum, from Březno u Loun, Czech Republic, at the National Museum (Prague) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
Order: | Ammonitida |
Family: | Collignoniceratidae |
Genus: |
Peroniceras de Grossouvre, 1894 |
Species | |
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Peroniceras is an ammonite belonging to the Ammonitida family Collignoniceratidae.
Species of this genus were widespread throughout the world. They were fast-moving nektonic carnivore shelled ammonoids.
Cretaceous of Antarctica, Cameroon, Canada (British Columbia), Denmark, France, India, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, United States (California), Venezuela ; Jurassic of Japan