Peripetoceras
Peripetoceras is a genus in the Clydonautilacean family, Liroceratidae. It can be recognized by its smooth, involute shell with a deep small umbilicus with rounded shoulders and steep convex wall; whorl section with flattened venter, rounded ventral shoulders and convergent slightly convex flanks; suture with slight ventral and lateral lobes; and small siphuncle located dorsally of the center.
| Peripetoceras Temporal range: L Carboniferous (Miss) - Permian | |
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| Genus: | Peripetoceras Hyatt, 1894 |
Peripetoceras ranges from the Lower Carboniferous (Upper Mississippian) to the Permian and has been found in Europe (England and Germany), Russia and China.
References
- Bernhard Kummel, 1964. Nautiloidea -Nautilida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geol Soc of America and Univ of Kansas press, R.C. Moore (ed) -- Liroceratidae K444 -K447.
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