Dufrenoyia
Dufrenoyia Temporal range: Cretaceous, [1]
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Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi from France | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Suborder: | †Ancyloceratina |
Family: | †Parahoplitidae |
Subfamily: | † |
Genus: | †Dufrenoyia Kilian and Reboul, 1915 |
Dufrenoyia is an extinct genus of Cretaceous ammonites included in the family Parahoplitidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (Aptian age).[2] The type species of the genus is Ammonites dufrenoyi.[1]
Species[]
- Dufrenoyia codazziana Karsten, 1886
- Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi d'Orbigny, 1840
- Dufrenoyia furcata Sowerby, 1836
- Dufrenoyia justinae Hill, 1893
Distribution[]
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, the United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d The Paleobiology Database
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopoda
- Arkell et al., 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea. Geological Soc of America and University of Kansas press.
Categories:
- Ammonitida genera
- Ancyloceratina
- Cretaceous ammonites
- Early Cretaceous ammonites of North America
- Ammonitida stubs