Tiltoniceras

Tiltoniceras; Temporal range: Upper Pliensbachian — Early Toarcian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	T. antiquum from Haverlahwiese (Germany)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Family:	†Hildoceratidae
Subfamily:	†Harpoceratinae
Genus:	†Tiltoniceras; Buckman, 1913
Type species
	Tiltoniceras costatum; Buckman, 1913
Species
	T. costatum Buckman, 1913; T. antiquum Wright, 1882; T. acutum Tate, 1875; T. capillatum Denckmann, 1887;
Synonyms
	Pacificeras Repin, 1970;

Tiltoniceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the family Hildoceratidae. These cephalopods existed in the Jurassic period, from upper Pliensbachian age, Spinatum zone until lower Toarcian, Tenuicostatum zone in what is now Europe, North America, and the Asian part of Russia.^[1] It is named after the village of Tilton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, where it was first identified.

Description

Moderately involute to very involute shells, strongly keeled without sulci. They are compressed with rounded umbilical edge and nearly flat whorl sides. Ribs can be from strong, through fine, striate to smooth. They are gently sigmoidal to straight and on the venter they are strongly projected forward.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c M. K. Howarth 2013. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Revised, Volume 3B, Chapter 4: Psiloceratoidea, Eoderoceratoidea, Hildoceratoidea.

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[Howarth2013-1] M. K. Howarth 2013. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Revised, Volume 3B, Chapter 4: Psiloceratoidea, Eoderoceratoidea, Hildoceratoidea.

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