''Androgynoceras'' is an extinct
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head ...
belonging to the
ammonite
Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to as ammonites, are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e., octopuses, squid and cuttlefish) ...
subclass. The Green Ammonite Beds of the
Dorset Coast are named after ''Androgynoceras lataecosta'' which has chambers filled with green calcite.
[Davies, G. M. 1964. ''The Dorset Coast: A Geological Guide''. Northampton: John Dickens and co. Ltd.]
Distribution
Jurassic of Austria, France, Germany, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
References
External links
GBIF
Jurassic ammonites of Europe
Liparoceratidae
Ammonitida genera
Fossils of Serbia
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