Vericeras

Vericeras is an extinct genus of nautiloid cephalopod that lived in what would be Europe during the Silurian from 421—418.7 mya, existing for approximately 2.3 million years.[1]

Vericeras
Temporal range: Silurian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Orthoceratoidea
Order:
Orthocerida
Family:
Arionoceratidae
Genus:
Vericeras

Kolebaba, 1977
Type species
Orthoceras ambigena

Taxonomy

The type species, V. ambigena, was originally described by Joachim Barrande as "Orthoceras ambigena. Vericeras was assigned to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).[2]

Morphology

The shell is an elongated orthocone with fine, longitudinal ribbing, very similar to the shells of its sister genus, Arionoceras.

Fossil distribution

Fossil distribution is exclusive to Silurian marine strata in Sardinia.

References
  1. PaleoBiology Database: Vericeras, basic info
  2. J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
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