Mariceras Temporal range: Late Carboniferous- Early Permian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Nautilida |
Genus: | Mariceras Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy, 1954 |
Mariceras is a genus of Late Carboniferous to Early Permian nautilids found in North America and central Asia. Its shell is like that of Schyphoceras but is less curved and smoother.
References
- Mariceras Fossilworks entry.
- Bernhard Kummel, 1964. Nautiloidea-Nautilida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geological Society of America.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Mariceras |
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