Oxynoticeras

Oxynoticeras is an extinct genus of ammonite from the Early Jurassic^[1] of Europe and North America.^[2] This genus is characterized by its smooth shell, with almost invisible undulations on the flank, and a sharp keel.^[3]

Oxynoticeras Temporal range: Sinemurian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Oxynoticeras oxynotum from Lower Lias rocks at Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire, England, UK
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Family:	†Oxynoticeratidae
Genus:	†Oxynoticeras Hyatt, 1875
Type species
Ammonites oxynotus Quenstedt, 1843
Species
Oxynoticeras oxynotum (Quenstedt, 1843) Oxynoticeras subinvolutum Spath, 1925 Oxynoticeras soemanni Dumortier, 1867 Oxynoticeras lymense Wright, 1881 Oxynoticeras choffati Pompeckj, 1906
Synonyms
Oxynotoceras Buckman, 1894

Synonym Oxynotoceras was created by Buckman as misspelling.^[4]

Distribution

Fossils belonging to this genus were found in Europe, Morocco, Asia, Canada, USA and South America.^[4]