Ludwigia (ammonite)

Ludwigia is an extinct genus of ammonites in the family Graphoceratidae, which lived during the Middle Jurassic.[1]

Ludwigia
Temporal range: Aalenian[1]
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Ludwigia murchisonae, Mid Jurassic, Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Ammonitida
Family: †Graphoceratidae
Subfamily: †Graphoceratinae
Genus: †Ludwigia
Bayle, 1878
Species
  • L. murchisonae

Species
  • L. murchisonae Sowerby, 1825, which has an elaborate ribbing and a strong ridge along the dorsal surface of the shell.

Distribution

Fossils of Ludwigia murchisonae are found in the Jurassic marine strata of France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Distribution

Fossils are found in the Jurassic marine strata of France, Germany, Hungary, Spain and the United Kingdom.[2]

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References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  2. "Paleobiology Database - Ludwigia". Retrieved 2014-05-28.


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