Oxynoticeras

Oxynoticeras
Temporal range:
Oxynoticeras oxynotum from Lower Lias rocks at Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire, England, UK
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Ammonitida
Family: †Oxynoticeratidae
Genus: †Oxynoticeras
Hyatt, 1875
Type species
Ammonites oxynotus
Quenstedt, 1843
Species
  • Oxynoticeras oxynotum (Quenstedt, 1843)
  • Oxynoticeras subinvolutum Spath, 1925
  • Oxynoticeras soemanni Dumortier, 1867
  • Oxynoticeras lymense Wright, 1881
  • Oxynoticeras choffati Pompeckj, 1906
Synonyms
  • Oxynotoceras Buckman, 1894

Oxynoticeras is an extinct genus of ammonite from the Early Jurassic of Europe and North America. This genus is characterized by its smooth shell, with almost invisible undulations on the flank, and a sharp keel.

Synonym Oxynotoceras was created by Buckman as misspelling.

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