Afromaenioceras

Afromaenioceras
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Agoniatitida
Family: †Maenioceratidae
Genus: †
Bensaïd, 1974
Species
  • A. bensaidi
  • A. brumale
  • A. crassum
  • A. hiemale
  • A. sulcatostriatum (type)
Synonyms
  • Maenioceras (Afromaenioceras)
  • Maenioceras crassum - synonym of A. crassum
  • Maenioceras sulcatostriatum - synonym of A. sulcatostriatum

Afromaenioceras (African Maenioceras) was a genus of maenioceratid ammonite from the Devonian of Morocco. It was originally named with two species A. sulcatostriatum and A. crassum,[1] but in 2024 three new species were named; A. bensaidi, A. brumale and A. hiemale.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bensaïd, Mohamed (1974). "Etude sur des Goniatites à la limite du Dévonien moyen et supérieur, du Sud marocain". Notes du Service géologique du Maroc. 36: 82–137.
  2. ^ Bockwinkel, Jürgen; Korn, Dieter (2024-01-30). "Ammonoids of the Middle Devonian family Maenioceratidae in the Anti-Atlas of Morocco". European Journal of Taxonomy. 921: 1–35. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2413. ISSN 2118-9773.
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