Pleuroceras solare

Pleuroceras solare is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. Shells can reach about 45 mm in diameter.

Subspecies

• Pleuroceras solare solitarium <small>Simpson, 1855</small>
• Pleuroceras solare trapezoidiformis <small>Maubeuge, 1951</small>

Distribution

Fossils of this species have been found in the Jurassic of Algeria, Austria, France, Germany and Spain.

References

• Paleobiology Database

External links

• The Fossil Forum
• Trifoss