Pleuroceras solare is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. Shells can reach about 45 mm in diameter.
Subspecies
- Pleuroceras solare solitarium Simpson, 1855
- Pleuroceras solare trapezoidiformis Maubeuge, 1951
Distribution
Fossils of this species have been found in the Jurassic of Algeria, Austria, France, Germany and Spain.
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