Asturoceras
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Asturoceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the Ammonite
subclass. It was formally placed in this genus during the year 1969 by paleontologists Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya. Like all cephalopods, Asturoceras was a marine
predator. Unlike some Ammonites who were sedentary bottom dwellers, Asturoceras swam actively of its own accord. A lifestyle such as this where the organism is able to move actively and lives in the water column is called nekton
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Ammonite
Ammonite, as a zoological or paleontological term, refers to any member of the Ammonoidea an extinct subclass within the Molluscan class Cephalopoda which are more closely related to living coleoids Ammonite, as a zoological or paleontological term, refers to any member of the Ammonoidea an extinct...
subclass. It was formally placed in this genus during the year 1969 by paleontologists Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya. Like all cephalopods, Asturoceras was a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
predator. Unlike some Ammonites who were sedentary bottom dwellers, Asturoceras swam actively of its own accord. A lifestyle such as this where the organism is able to move actively and lives in the water column is called nekton
Nekton
Nekton refers to the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water able to move independently of water currents....
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