Gassendiceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Hemihoplitidae. They lived in the Cretaceous period, Barremian age.
Etymology
The genus name Gassendiceras honors the French philosopher and scientist Pierre Gassendi (1592 â 1655).
Species
- Gassendiceras quelquejeui <small>Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006</small>
- Gassendiceras alpinum <small>(d'Orbigny, 1850)</small> (Synonym Crioceras alpinum)
- Gassendiceras enayi <small>Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006</small>
- Gassendiceras coulletae <small>Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006</small>
- Gassendiceras hammatoptychum <small>(Uhlig, 1883)</small>
Description
Shells of Gassendiceras species can reach a diameter of about .
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of southeastern France.
References
- D. Bert, G. Delanoy & S. Bersac, ë Descriptions de représentants nouveaux ou peu connus de la famille des Hemihoplitidae Spath, 1924 (Barrémien supérieur, Sud-Est de la France) : conséquences taxinomiques et phylétiques û, Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Nice, vol. 21 (2006), p. 179-253
- Bert, Delanoy & Bersac Problems in the identity of "Crioceras" barremense Kilian, 1895 (Ancyloceratida, Late Barremian), and their proposed resolution