Gassendiceras

Gassendiceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Hemihoplitidae. They lived in the Cretaceous period, Barremian age.^[1]

Gassendiceras Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (Barremian), 130.0–125.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ [1]
Fossil shells of Gassendiceras alpinum from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Order:	Ammonitida
Family:	Hemihoplitidae
Subfamily:	Gassendiceratinae
Genus:	Gassendiceras Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006

Etymology

The genus name Gassendiceras honors the French philosopher and scientist Pierre Gassendi (1592 – 1655).

Species

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• Gassendiceras quelquejeui Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
• Gassendiceras alpinum (d'Orbigny, 1850) (Synonym Crioceras alpinum)
• Gassendiceras enayi Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
• Gassendiceras coulletae Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
• Gassendiceras hammatoptychum (Uhlig, 1883)

Description

Shells of Gassendiceras species can reach a diameter of about 300 millimetres (12 in).^[1]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of southeastern France.^[1]