Coroniceras

Coroniceras; Temporal range: Early Jurassic, Sinemurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Coroniceras rotiforme
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Family:	†Arietitidae
Subfamily:	†Arietitinae
Genus:	†Coroniceras; Hyatt, 1867
Species
	C. bucklandi; C. charlesi; C. rotiforme; C. validanfractum;
Synonyms
	Arnioceratoides Spath, 1922; Epammonites Spath, 1922; Pararnioceras; Primarietites Buckman, 1926 ; Saccaiaceras Nannarone, 2002; Venturi Nannarone, 2002;

Coroniceras is a genus in the Arietitidae, a family in the ammonitid superfamily Psiloceratoidea, from the lower Sinermurian stage in the Lower Jurassic. It is a sub zone ammonite of the Arnioceras semicostatum Zone.

Coroniceras has a thin discoidal form with a circular whorl section, arched venter, single tall keel, and few but strong ribs. Coroniceras is included in the subfamily Arietitinae.

Fossils of Coroniceras bucklandi are commonly found at Lyme Regis, Dorset Coast, England in the higher limestones of the Blue Lias.^[3]

References

^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
^ "Paleobiology Database - Coroniceras". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ Davies, G. M. 1964. The Dorset Coast London: Adam and Charles Black.

[Sepkoski_Ceph-1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2017-10-18.

[fossilworks-2] "Paleobiology Database - Coroniceras". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[3] Davies, G. M. 1964. The Dorset Coast London: Adam and Charles Black.

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