Craspedodiscus (ammonite)
| Craspedodiscus Temporal range: mLCretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Superfamily: | Perisphinctaceae |
| Family: | Olcostephanitidae |
| Genus: | Craspedodiscus Spath, 1924 |
Craspedodiscus, named by Spath in 1924, is a cephalopod genus in the ammonite superfamily Perisphinctaceae from the mid Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian-Barremian) of Northern Europe and Siberia that lived some 125 Ma.
Craspedodiscus is discoidal with laterally compressed whorls and a narrowly rounded venter, covered with fine ribbing. It is placed in the subfamily Simbirskitinae in the family Olcostephanitidae.
References
- Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea ; Geological Society of America and Univ of Kansas press, 5th printing, 1990. (p. L350)
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