''Abrytasites'' (''Abrytusites'') is an extinct genus of cephalopods belonging to the
Ammonoidea
Ammonoids are extinct, (typically) coiled-shelled cephalopods comprising the subclass Ammonoidea. They are more closely related to living octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish (which comprise the clade Coleoidea) than they are to nautiluses (family N ...
subclass.
Description
The genus was named after the ancient Roman town of
Abrittus, located near the present Bulgarian city of
Razgrad
Razgrad ( ) is a city in Northeastern Bulgaria in the valley of the Beli Lom river that falls within the historical and geographical region of Ludogorie (Deliorman). It is an administrative center of Razgrad Province.
Etymology
The suffix "gra ...
. There are several described species of ''Abrytasites'', including A. ''thieuloyi'', A. ''julianyi'', and A. ''neumayri''. They are inflated, with constrictions, have rather thick ribs springing irregularly, singly or in pairs, from umbilical bullae. Their inner whorls closely resemble types species of ''Valdedorsella''.
[ with and (1996), ''Mollusca 4 Revised, Cretaceous Ammonoidea'', vol. 4, in ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology'', Part L (Roger L. Kaesler et al. eds.), Boulder, Colorado: The Geological Society of America & Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press, at 72.] This animal lived 125–136.4 million years ago during the
Hauterivian
The Hauterivian is, in the geologic timescale, an age in the Early Cretaceous Epoch or a stage in the Lower Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 132.6 ± 2 Ma and 125.77 (million years ago). The Hauterivian is preceded by the Valangi ...
and the
Barremian
The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 125.77 Ma (million years ago) and 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma (Historically, this stage was placed at 129.4 million to approximately 125 million years ago) It is a ...
in Europe and western Africa.
See also
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List of ammonite genera
This list of ammonites is a comprehensive listing of Genus, genera that are included in the subclass †Ammonoidea, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes genera that are commonly accepted as valid, as well as those that may be inval ...
References
External links
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''Abrytusites''a
ZipcodeZoo 19 April 2012
''Abrytusites''a
Sepkoski's Online Genus Database 21 April 2012.
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Early Cretaceous ammonites of Europe
Ammonitida genera
Desmoceratidae
Hauterivian genus first appearances
Early Cretaceous genus extinctions
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