Ludwigia (ammonite)
Ludwigia Temporal range:
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Ludwigia murchisonae, Mid Jurassic, Germany | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Family: | †Graphoceratidae |
Subfamily: | † |
Genus: | †Ludwigia Bayle, 1878 |
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Ludwigia is an extinct genus of ammonites in the family Graphoceratidae, which lived during the Middle Jurassic.[1]
Species[]
- L. murchisonae Sowerby, 1825, which has an elaborate ribbing and a strong ridge along the dorsal surface of the shell.
Distribution[]
Fossils of Ludwigia murchisonae are found in the Jurassic marine strata of France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United Kingdom.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ "Paleobiology Database - Ludwigia". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Middle Jurassic ammonites of Europe
- Aalenian life
- Hildoceratoidea
- Ammonitida genera
- Ammonitina stubs