Pleuroceras solare
| Pleuroceras solare Temporal range: Lower Jurassic, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Amaltheidae |
| Genus: | †Pleuroceras |
| Species: | †P. solare |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pleuroceras solare Phillips, 1829 | |
Pleuroceras solare is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. Shells can reach about 45 mm in diameter.