Hlawiceras
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Hlawiceras is an extinct genus from a well known subclass of fossil cephalopods known informally as ammonites that lived during the Jurassic
Period, which lasted from approximately 200 to 145 million years ago.
Hlawiceras belongs to the family Stephanoceratidae
,true ammonite
s, which is contained in the Stephanocerataceae
. It is probably synonymous with the better known Garantiana
Hlawiceras(Garantiana) has an evolute discoidal shell with a subcircular cross section and close spaced transverse ribbing.
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
Period, which lasted from approximately 200 to 145 million years ago.
Hlawiceras belongs to the family Stephanoceratidae
Stephanoceratidae
Sephanoceratidae is a family of planulate and coronate ammonites within the Stephanocerataceae. Shells are evolute so that all whorls are exposed and have strong ribbing that bifurcates, that is splits in two, on the flanks. Many have tubercles at the point of bifurcation...
,true ammonite
Ammonitida
The Ammonitida is an order of more highly evolved ammonoid cephalopods from the Jurassic and Cretaceous time periods, commonly with intricate ammonitic sutures....
s, which is contained in the Stephanocerataceae
Stephanocerataceae
Stephanocerataceae is a superfamily of middle Jurassic ammonoid cephalopods within the order Ammonitida containing diverse forms, generally with sharp ribbing and complex suture lines...
. It is probably synonymous with the better known Garantiana
Garantiana
Garantiana is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil cephalopods, the ammonites. It lived during the Jurassic Period, which lasted from approximately 200 to 145 million years ago....
Hlawiceras(Garantiana) has an evolute discoidal shell with a subcircular cross section and close spaced transverse ribbing.