Douvilleiceras
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Douvilleiceras Temporal range: Albian |
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| Douvilleiceras sp. – Albian of Madagascar | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Family: | Douvilleiceratidae |
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Douvilleiceras Grossouvre, 1894 |
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Douvilleiceras is a genus of ammonites from the Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in Europe, North America, and South America.
Fossils of Douvilleiceras are found in the Cretaceous of Angola, Brazil, Canada, the Dominican Republic, France, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland, USSR, the United Kingdom, Alaska and Texas.D. inaequinodum fossils have been found in Albian strata of France.
Shells of Douvilleiceras inaequinodum can reach a diameter of about 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in).
Species within the genus Douvilleiceras include:
Douviloceras clementium
Douvilleiceras mammillatum
Douvilleiceras inaequinodum
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