Mesodactylites

Mesodactylites
Temporal range: Toarcian [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Dactylioceratidae
Subfamily: Nodicoeloceratinae
Genus: Mesodactylites
Pinna et Levi-Setti, 1971
Type species
Coeloceras annulatiforme
Bonarelli, 1899
Species
  • M. annulatiformis Bonarelli, 1899
  • M. mediterraneus Renz, 1912
  • M. broilii Mitzopoulos, 1930
  • M. sapphicus Renz, 1912
  • M. merlai Pinna, 1969
  • M. pisznicenzis Kovacs, 2014

Mesodactylites, which is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Nodicoeloceras[2] is genus of ammonite that lived during early to middle Toarcian stage (Serpentinum to Bifrons ammonite Zones) of early Jurassic. Their fossils were found in southern and central Europe and northern Africa. It has evolved from Nodicoeloceras.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kovacs2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ M. K. Howarth 2013. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Revised, Volume 3B, Chapter 4: Psiloceratoidea, Eoderoceratoidea, Hildoceratoidea.