Afromaenioceras
Afromaenioceras | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Agoniatitida |
Family: | †Maenioceratidae |
Genus: | † Bensaïd, 1974 |
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Afromaenioceras (African Maenioceras) was a genus of maenioceratid ammonite from the Devonian of Morocco. It was originally named with two species A. sulcatostriatum and A. crassum,[1] but in 2024 three new species were named; A. bensaidi, A. brumale and A. hiemale.[2]
References
- ^ Bensaïd, Mohamed (1974). "Etude sur des Goniatites à la limite du Dévonien moyen et supérieur, du Sud marocain". Notes du Service géologique du Maroc. 36: 82–137.
- ^ Bockwinkel, Jürgen; Korn, Dieter (2024-01-30). "Ammonoids of the Middle Devonian family Maenioceratidae in the Anti-Atlas of Morocco". European Journal of Taxonomy. 921: 1–35. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2413. ISSN 2118-9773.