Eulytoceras

Eulytoceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period, from Hauterivian age to Barremian age.

Species

 * Eulytoceras anisoptychum Uhlig, 1883
 * Eulytoceras inaequalicostatus d'Orbigny, 1840
 * Eulytoceras phestum Matheron, 1878

Description
Shells of Eulytoceras species reach a diameter of about 72 - 140 mm.

Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of Antarctica, Austria, Canada, Italy, Madagascar, South Africa and Spain.