Euomphaloceratinae

Euomphaloceratinae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
(early Cenom - early Conia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Superfamily: Acanthoceratoidea
Family: Acanthoceratidae
Subfamily: Euomphaloceratinae
Cooper, 1978

Euomphaloceratinae is a subfamily of Upper Cretaceous ammonites included in the Acanthoceratidae, characterized by generally evolute shells with quadrate whorl sections that are strongly ribbed. Sutures are ammonitic, but not overly complex.

Genera include

Euomphaloceras, (type)
Codazziceras
Kamerunoceras
Lotzeites
Morrowites
Obiraceras
Paraburroceras
Paramammites
Pseudaspidoceras
Romaniceras
Shuparoceras
Tunesites

some of which have been removed from other taxa where originally placed.

Euomphaloceras, type genus, was removed from the Acanthoceratinae sensu Arkell et al. 1957, Tunesites from the Mantelliceratinae and Kamarunoceras and Pseuaspidoceras from the Mammitinae, ibid. Others were added since initial publication of the Treatise.

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