Tissotia
Tissotia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Tissotiidae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Tissotiidae |
| Genus: | †Tissotia Douvillé, 1890 |
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (89.3 to 84.9 Ma).[3] Shells of Tissotia species can reach a diameter of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).
Species
Species within the genus Tissotia include:[3]
- Tissotia fourneli Bayle, 1849
- Tissotia halli Knechtel, 1947
- Tissotia hedbergi Benavides-Caceres, 1956
- Tissotia steinmanni Lissón, 1908
Distribution
Fossils of the species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, France, Nigeria, Peru and Spain.[3]
References
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