Afromaenioceras

Afromaenioceras
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	† Ammonoidea
Order:	† Agoniatitida
Family:	† Maenioceratidae
Genus:	† Afromaenioceras ; Bensaïd, 1974
Species
	A. bensaidi; A. brumale; A. crassum; A. hiemale; A. sulcatostriatum (type);
Synonyms
	Maenioceras (Afromaenioceras); Maenioceras crassum - synonym of A. crassum; Maenioceras sulcatostriatum - synonym of A. sulcatostriatum;

Last updated June 24, 2025

Afromaenioceras (African Maenioceras ) was a genus of maenioceratid ammonite from the Devonian of Morocco. It was originally named with two species A. sulcatostriatum and A. crassum,^[1] but in 2024 three new species were named; A. bensaidi, A. brumale and A. hiemale.^[2]

References

↑ Bensaïd, Mohamed (1974). "Etude sur des Goniatites à la limite du Dévonien moyen et supérieur, du Sud marocain". Notes du Service géologique du Maroc. 36: 82–137.
↑ Bockwinkel, Jürgen; Korn, Dieter (2024-01-30). "Ammonoids of the Middle Devonian family Maenioceratidae in the Anti-Atlas of Morocco". European Journal of Taxonomy. 921: 1–35. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2413. ISSN 2118-9773.

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[1] Bensaïd, Mohamed (1974). "Etude sur des Goniatites à la limite du Dévonien moyen et supérieur, du Sud marocain". Notes du Service géologique du Maroc. 36: 82–137.

[2] Bockwinkel, Jürgen; Korn, Dieter (2024-01-30). "Ammonoids of the Middle Devonian family Maenioceratidae in the Anti-Atlas of Morocco". European Journal of Taxonomy. 921: 1–35. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2413. ISSN 2118-9773.

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