Indocephalites
| Indocephalites Temporal range: M Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Superfamily: | Stephanocerataceae |
| Family: | Macrocephalitidae |
| Genus: | Indocephalites Spath, 1926 |
Indocephalites is a true ammonite (order Ammonitida) and a possible subgenus of Macrocephalites, belonging to the stephanoceratacean family, Macrocephalitidae. Inner whorls form a cadicone (a barrel shape), outer become more compressed and smoother. Ribs are simple, crossing the venter straight and uninterrupted. Pleurocephalites, another possible subgenus of Macrocephalites, is quite similar.
References
- Treatise in Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L (1957), Mesozoic Ammonoidea. p.K294
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