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List of ammonite genera

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Fossilized ammonites showcasing their spiral shells, an interesting example of ancient marine life.

Ammonites were amazing sea creatures that lived millions of years ago. They were part of a group called Ammonoidea. Scientists have found many different types, or genera, of these creatures. This list includes many well-known types, plus some that might not be fully confirmed or were not published correctly. It also has names that scientists now think belong to types we already know.

A variety of ammonite forms, from Ernst Haeckel's 1904 Kunstformen der Natur.

Most of the names in this list come from a big collection made by a scientist named Jack Sepkoski in 2002. Other scientists checked these names using books and journals, which helps make sure they are correct. This is a dynamic list, meaning it can change when new discoveries are made. Anyone can help improve this list by adding new names, as long as they use reliable sources.

A

Ab

Ac

Ad

The Triassic ammonites Arcestes intuslabiatus (top) and A. binacostomus (bottom), from what is now Austria

Ae

Ag

Ai

Ak

Al

Reconstruction of Annuloceras summersi.

Am

An

Ap

Aq

Ar

Asteroceras, a Jurassic ammonite from England.

As

At

Au

Av

Ax

B

Fragmented fossil specimens of Baculites
Bostrychoceras polyplocum

C

Ca

  • Cabrievoceras
  • Cadoceras
  • Cadomites
  • Cadomoceras
  • Caenisites
  • Caenocyclus
  • Caenolyroceras
  • Cainoceras
  • Calaiceras
  • Calanquites
  • Californiceras
  • Callihoplites
  • Calliphylloceras
  • Calliptychoceras
  • Callizoniceras
  • Caloceras
  • Calycoceras
  • Campylites
  • Canadoceras
  • Canavarella
  • Canavaria
  • Canavarites
  • Cancelloceras
  • Cantabricanites
  • Cantabrigites
  • Cardiella
  • Cardioceras
  • Carinoceras
  • Carinoclymenia
  • Carinophylloceras
  • Carnites
  • Carstenia
  • Carthaginites
  • Catacoeloceras
  • Catasigaloceras
  • Catulloceras
  • Caucasites
  • Caumontisphinctes
  • Cavilentia

Ce

  • Ceccaites
  • Celaeceras
  • Cenisella
  • Ceratites
  • Ceratpbeloceras
  • Chamoussetia

Ch

  • Chanasia
  • Changhsingoceras
  • Chartronia
  • Cheiloceras
  • Cheloniceras
  • Cheltonia
  • Chesapeakiceras
  • Chetaites
  • Chieseiceras
  • Chioceras
  • Chiotites
  • Choffatia
  • Choffaticeras
  • Chondroceras
  • Choristoceras
  • Christioceras
  • Christophoceras
  • Chumazites

Ci

  • Cibolaites
  • Cibolites
  • Cicatrites
  • Cirroceras

Cl

  • Cladiscites
  • Clambites
  • Cleistosphinctes
  • Cleoniceras
  • Cleviceras
  • Clinolobus
  • Clionitites
  • Clioscaphites
  • Clistoceras
  • Cloioceras
  • Cluthoceras
  • Clydomphalites
  • Clydoniceras
  • Clydonites
  • Clymenia
  • Clymenoceras
  • Clypeoceras
Cobbanites talkeetnanus

Co

  • Coahuilites
  • Cobbanites
  • Cobbanoscaphites
  • Cochleiferoceras
  • Cochloceras
  • Cochlocrioceras
  • Coeloceltites
  • Coeloceras
  • Coeloderoceras
  • Coilopoceras
  • Colchidites
  • Collectoceras
  • Collignoniceras
  • Collignonites
  • Collina
  • Collotia
  • Colombiceras
  • Coloradoscaphites
  • Columbites
  • Concavites
  • Conlinoceras
  • Constileioceras
  • Convoluticeras
  • Cordubiceras
  • Coroceras
  • Corongoceras
  • Coroniceras
  • Coronites
  • Costaclymenia
  • Costidiscus
  • Costigymnites
  • Costileioceras
  • Costimitoceras
  • Cottreauites
  • Couloniceras
  • Cowtoniceras

Cr

  • Cranocephalites
  • Craspedites
  • Craspedodiscus
  • Crassiceras
  • Crassiplanulites
  • Crassotornoceras
  • Cravenites
  • Cravenoceras
  • Cravenoceratoides
  • Creniceras
  • Crickites
  • Crimites
  • Crioceras
  • Crioceratites
  • Cruasiceras
  • Crucilobiceras
  • Crussoliceras
  • Cryptoclymenia
  • Cryptotexanites

Ct

  • Ctenobactrites
  • Cteroclymenia

Cu

  • Cubaochetoceras
  • Cuccoceras
  • Cuneicardioceras
  • Cunitoceras
  • Cunningtoniceras
  • Cutchisphinctes
  • Cuyaniceras

Cy

  • Cyclobactrites
  • Cycloceltites
  • Cyclolobus
  • Cycloclymenia
  • Cylioceras
  • Cymaceras
  • Cymaclymenia
  • Cymahoplites
  • Cymbites
  • Cymoceras
  • Cyrtobactrites
  • Cyrtochilus
  • Cyrtoclymenia
  • Cyrtopleurites
  • Cyrtosiceras

Cz

  • Czekanowskites

D

Da

Dactylioceras fossil.

De

  • Decipia
  • Decorites
  • Deiradoceras
  • Delecticeras
  • Delepinoceras
  • Delphinites
  • Demarezites
  • Derolytoceras
  • Deshayesites
  • Desmoceras
  • Desmophyllites
  • Desmoscaphites
  • Devonobactrites
  • Devonopronorites

Dh

  • Dhosaites
  • Dhrumaites

Di

  • Diaboloceras
  • Diadochoceras
  • Diamanticeras
  • Diaplococeras
  • Diaziceras
  • Dichotomites
  • Dichotomoceras
  • Dichotomosphinctes
  • Dickersonia
  • Dicostella
  • Didymites
  • Didymoceras
  • Dieneria
  • Difuntites
  • Digitophyllites
  • Dilatobactrites
  • Dimeroceras
  • Dimeroclymenia
  • Dimorphinites
  • Dimorphites
  • Dimorphoceras
  • Dimorphoceratoides
  • Dimorphoplites
  • Dimorphotoceras
  • Dinarites
  • Diodochoceras
  • Dionites
  • Diplacmoceras
  • Diplasioceras
  • Diplesioceras
  • Diplomoceras
  • Diplosirenites
  • Dipoloceras
  • Dipoloceroides
  • Dirrymoceras
  • Discoceratites
  • Discoclymenia
  • Discohoplites
  • Discophiceras
  • Discophyllites
  • Discoptychites
  • Discoscaphites
  • Discosphinctes
  • Discosphinctoides
  • Discotropites
  • Distichites
  • Distichoceras
  • Distoloceras
  • Dittmarites
  • Divisosphinctes
Douvilleiceras and Hoplites were French ammonites that lived during the Early Cretaceous.

Dj

  • Djurjuriceras

Do

Dr

  • Drepanites
  • Drumoceras
Discoscaphites iris

Du

Dy

  • Dyscheiloceras

Dz

  • Dzhaprakoceras
  • Dzhulfoceras

E

An ammonite fossil.
Paleoartist Heinrich Harder's reconstruction of some ammonites as they would appear in life.
A stone pathway constructed with many ammonite specimens.
  • Eboraciceras
  • Eboroceras
  • Ebrayiceras
  • Echioceratoides
  • Echioceras
  • Ectocentrites
  • Ectolcites
  • Edmundites
  • Egrabensiceras
  • Eleganticeras
  • Elephantoceras
  • Ellipsoceras
  • Elobiceras
  • Emaciaticeras
  • Emileia
  • Emilites
  • Emperoceras
  • Enayites
  • Engonoceras
  • Enosphinctes
  • Entogonites
  • Eoacrochordiceras
  • Eoaraxoceras
  • Eoasianites
  • Eobeloceras
  • Eocanites
  • Eocephalites
  • Eochetoceras
  • Eocrioceratites
  • Eodanubites
  • Eoderoceras
  • Eodesmoceras
  • Eodouvilleiceras
  • Eogaudryceras
  • Eogonioloboceras
  • Eogunnarites
  • Eogymnites
  • Eohecticoceras
  • Eoheteroceras
  • Eohyattoceras
  • Eomadrasites
  • Eonomismoceras
  • Eopachydiscus
  • Eoparalegoceras
  • Eophyllites
  • Eoprodromites
  • Eoprotrachyceras
  • Eopsiloceras
  • Eosagenites
  • Eoscaphites
  • Eoschistoceras
  • Eosturia
  • Eotetragonites
  • Eothalassoceras
  • Eothinites
  • Eotissotia
  • Eowellerites
  • Epacrochordiceras
  • Epadrianites
  • Epancyloceras
  • Eparietites
  • Epaspidoceras
  • Epicanites
  • Epiceltites
  • Epiceltitoides
  • Epicephalites
  • Epiceratites
  • Epicheloniceras
  • Epicosmoceras
  • Epideroceras
  • Epiglyphioceras
  • Epiglyptoxoceras
  • Epigonites
  • Epigymnites
  • Epihoplites
  • Epijuresanites
  • Epileymeriella
  • Epimayaites
  • Epimorphoceras
  • Epipallasiceras
  • Epipeltoceras
  • Episageceras
  • Episculites
  • Epistrenoceras
  • Epitauroceras
  • Epithalassoceras
  • Epitornoceras
  • Epivirgatites
  • Epiwocklumeria
  • Epophioceras
  • Erbenoceras
  • Eremites
  • Erinoceras
  • Erioliceras
  • Eristavites
  • Ermoceras](/w/16)
  • Erycites
  • Erymnoceras
  • Erymnocerites
  • Esericeras
  • Euagassiceras
  • Euaptetoceras
  • Euaspidoceras
  • Eubaculites
  • Eubostrychoceras
  • Eubranoceras
  • Eucalycoceras
  • Eucoroniceras
  • Eucycloceras
  • Eudiscoceras
  • Eudmetoceras
  • Euflemingites
  • Euhoplites
  • Euhoploceras
  • Euhystrichoceras
  • Euisculites
  • Eulophoceras
  • Eulytoceras
  • Eumedlicottia
  • Eumorphoceras
  • Euomphaloceras
  • Eupachydiscus
  • Euphylloceras
  • Eupinacoceras
  • Eupleuroceras
  • Euprionoceras
  • Euptychoceras
  • Eurites
  • Euroceras
  • Eurycephalites
  • Eurynoticeras
  • Eusagenites
  • Eutommoceras
  • Euturrilites
  • Exiteloceras
  • Exotornoceras
  • Ezilloella

F

A pencil drawing of an ammonite fossil. Ammonitic sutures are visible for part of the shell's length.

G

  • Gabbioceras
  • Gabillytes
  • Gaetanoceras
  • Gagaticeras
  • Gaitherites
  • Galaticeras
  • Galbanites
  • Gangadharites
  • Garantiana
  • Gargasiceras
  • Garniericeras
  • Garnierisphinctes
  • Garroniceras
  • Gastrioceras
  • Gastroplites
  • Gattendorfia
  • Gattenpleura
  • Gaudryceras
  • Gaurites
  • Gauthiericeras
  • Gazdaganites
  • Gemmellaroceras
  • Gentoniceras
  • Genuclymenia
  • Georgioceras
  • Germariceras
  • Gevanites
  • Geyeroceras
  • Giovaraites
  • Girtyoceras
  • Glabrophysodoceras
  • Glamocites
  • Glaphyrites
  • Glassoceras
  • Glatziella
  • Glaucolithites
  • Gleboceras
  • Gleviceras
  • Glochiceras
  • Glottoptychinites
  • Glyphidites
  • Glyphiolobus
  • Glyptarpites
  • Glyptoceras
  • Glyptoxoceras
  • Gnomohalorites
  • Gogoceras
  • Goliathiceras
  • Goliathites
  • Goniatites
  • Gonioclymenia
  • Goniocyclus
  • Gonioglyphioceras
  • Gonioloboceras
  • Gonioloboceratoides
  • Gonionotites
  • Gonolkites
  • Goodhallites
  • Gracilisphinctes
  • Gracilites
  • Grambergia
  • Grammoceras
  • Grandidiericeras
  • Graphoceras
  • Gravesia
  • Grayiceras
  • Graysonites
  • Gregoryceras
  • Griesbachites
  • Groebericeras
  • Groenlandites
  • Grossouvria
  • Grossouvrites
  • Guembelites
  • Guhsania
  • Guleilmites
  • Guleimiceras
  • Gulielmina
  • Gulielmites
  • Gunnarites
  • Gyaloceras
  • Gymnites
  • Gymnodiscoceras
  • Gymnoplites
  • Gymnotoceras
  • Gymnotropites
  • Gyroceratites
  • Gyroclymenia
  • Gyronites

H

Ha

He

Hi

  • Hibernicoceras
  • Hildaites
  • Hildoceras
  • Hildoceratoides
  • Hildoglochiceras
  • Himalayites
  • Himantoceras
  • Himavatites
  • Himispiticeras

Hl

Ho

  • Hodsonites
  • Hoeninghausia
  • Hoepenites
  • Hoffmannia
  • Holcodiscoides
  • Holcodiscus
  • Holcolissoceras
  • Holcophylloceras
  • Holcolytoceras
  • Holcoptychites
  • Hollandites
  • Holzapfeloceras
  • Holzbergia
  • Homerites
  • Homoceras
  • Homoceratoides
  • Homoeoplanulites
  • Hoplikosmokas
  • Hoplites
  • Hoplitoides
  • Hoplitoplacenticeras
  • Hoplocardioceras
  • Hoplocrioceras
  • Hoploscaphites
  • Hoplotropites
  • Horioceras
  • Hourcquia

Hu

  • Hubertoceras
  • Hudlestonia
  • Hudsonoceras
  • Huishuites
  • Hulenites
  • Hunanites
  • Hungarites

Hy

  • Hyattites
  • Hyattoceras
  • Hybonoticeras
  • Hypacanthoplites
  • Hyparpadites
  • Hypengonoceras
  • Hyperderoceras
  • Hypergoniatites
  • Hyperlioceras
  • Hyphantoceras
  • Hyphoplites
  • Hypisculites
  • Hypocladiscites
  • Hypophylloceras
  • Hypoturrilites
  • Hypoxynoticeras
  • Hyrcanites
  • Hysteroceras

I

  • Iberites
  • Idanoceras
  • Idiocycloceras
  • Idiohamites
  • Idoceras
  • Ilowaiskya
  • Imitoceras
  • Imlayiceras
  • Inaigymnites
  • Indigirites
  • Indigirophyllites
  • Indoceltites
  • Indocephalites
  • Indoceras
  • Indojuvavites
  • Indonesites
  • Indoscaphites
  • Indosphinctes
  • Iniskinites
  • Intoceras
  • Intornites
  • Intranodites
  • Involuticeras
  • Inyoites
  • Inzeroceras
  • Iranoceras
  • Irinoceras
  • Isculites
  • Isculitoides
  • Ismidites
  • Isohomoceras
  • Isohoplites
  • Isterites
  • Istreites
  • Ivoites

J

  • Jacobites
  • Janenschites
  • Japonites
  • Jauberticeras
  • Jeanneticeras
  • Jeanvogericeras
  • Jeletzkytes
  • Jellinekites
  • Jimboiceras
  • Jimenites
  • Joannites
  • Jouaniceras
  • Jovites
  • Juddiceras
  • Judicarites
  • Juraphyllites
  • Juresanites
  • Juvavites
  • Juvenites

K

L

M

Ma

Me

  • Medlicottia
  • Meekoceras
  • Megalytoceras
  • Megaphyllites
  • Megapronorites
  • Megasphaeroceras
  • Megatyloceras
  • Meginoceras
  • Melagathiceras
  • Melchiorites
  • Melonites
  • Melvilloceras
  • Menabites
  • Menabonites
  • Meneghiniceras
  • Menuites
  • Menuthiocrioceras
  • Mercaticeras
  • Merocanites
  • Mescalites
  • Mesobeloceras
  • Mesocladiscites
  • Mesoclymenia
  • Mesodactylites
  • Mesogaudryceras
  • Mesopuzosia
  • Mesosimoceras
  • Mesoturrilites
  • Metabactrites
  • Metacanites
  • Metacarnites
  • Metacymbites
  • Metadagnoceras
  • Metaderoceras
  • Metadimorphoceras
  • Metadinarites
  • Metagravesia
  • Metahamites
  • Metahaploceras
  • Metahedenstroemia
  • Metahoplites
  • Metalegoceras
  • Metalytoceras
  • Metapatoceras
  • Metapeltoceras
  • Metaplacenticeras
  • Metapronorites
  • Metaptychoceras
  • Metarnioceras
  • Metasibirites
  • Metasigaloceras
  • Metassuria
  • Metatibetites
  • Metatissotia
  • Metengonoceras
  • Metinyoites
  • Metoicoceras
  • Metoxynoticeras
  • Metrolytoceras
  • Metussuria
  • Mexicoceras

Mi

  • Miccocephalites
  • Michalskia
  • Michiganites
  • Micracanthoceras
  • Microbactrites
  • Microbiplices
  • Microdactylites
  • Microderoceras
  • Micromphalites
  • Microtropites
  • Miklukhoceras
  • Miltites
  • Mimagoniatites
  • Mimimitoceras
  • Mimosphinctes
  • Mirilentia
  • Miroclymenia
  • Mirojuvavites
  • Mirosphinctes
  • Mitonia
  • Mixomanticoceras
  • Miyakoceras

Mo

Mu

My

  • Myloceras

N

Na

  • Nairites
  • Nannites
  • Nannocardioceras
  • Nannolytoceras
  • Nannostephanus
  • Nannovascoceras
  • Nassichukites
  • Nathorstites
  • Nautellipsites

Ne

  • Neancyloceras
  • Nebraskites
  • Nebrodites
  • Negebites
  • Nejdia
  • Nelomites
  • Neoaganides
  • Neobibolites
  • Neocardioceras
  • Neochetoceras
  • Neocladiscites
  • Neoclypites
  • Neocolumbites
  • Neocomites
  • Neocosmoceras
  • Neocraspedites
  • Neocrimites
  • Neocrioceras
  • Neodimorphoceras
  • Neogastroplites
  • Neogauthiericeras
  • Neogeoceras
  • Neoglaphyrites
  • Neoglyphioceras
  • Neoglytoxoceras
  • Neogoniatites
  • Neograhamites
  • Neoharpoceras
  • Neohimavatites
  • Neohoploceras
  • Neoicoceras
  • Neokentoceras
  • Neolioceratoides
  • Neolissoceras
  • Neolobites
  • Neomantelliceras
  • Neomanticoceras
  • Neomicroceras
  • Neomorphoceras
  • Neopericyclus
  • Neopharciceras
  • Neophlycticeras
  • Neophylloceas
  • Neopopanoceras
  • Neopronorites
  • Neoprotrachyceras
  • Neoptychites
  • Neopulchellia
  • Neosaynoceras
  • Neoselwynoceras
  • Neoshumardites
  • Neosilesites
  • Neosirenites
  • Neostlingoceras
  • Neotibetites
  • Neouddenites
  • Neuqueniceras
  • Nevadisculites
  • Nevadites
  • Nevadoceras
  • Nevadophyllites
  • Newboldiceras
  • Newmarracarroceras

Ni

No

  • Nodiocoeloceras
  • Nodosageceras
  • Nodosoclymenia
  • Nodosohoplites
  • Nodotibetites
  • Noetlingites
  • Nolaniceras
  • Nomismoceras
  • Nordiceras
  • Nordophiceras
  • Noridiscites
  • Norites
  • Normannites
  • Nostoceras
  • Nothocephalites
  • Nothosporadoceras
  • Nothostephanus
  • Notoceras
  • Nowakites

Nu

  • Nuculoceras
  • Nummoceras

O

P

Pa

  • Pachycardioceras
  • Pachyceras
  • Pachyclymenia
  • Pachydesmoceras
  • Pachydiscoides
  • Pachydiscus
  • Pachyerymnoceras
  • Pachylyroceras
  • Pachylytoceras
  • Pachypictonia
  • Pachysphinctes
  • Padagrosites
  • Padragosiceras
  • Palaeogoniatites
  • Palaeokazachstanites
  • Palaeophyllites
  • Palermites
  • Palicites
  • Paltaopites
  • Paltechioceras
  • Pamphagosirenites
  • Paprothites
  • Paquiericeras
  • Paraacrochordiceras
  • Parabactrites
  • Parabehavites
  • Paraberriasella
  • Parabevalites
  • Paraboliceras
  • Paraboliceratoides
  • Paracadoceras
  • Paracalycoceras
  • Paracanthoplites
  • Paraceltites
  • Paraceratites
  • Paraceratitoides
  • Paracladiscites
  • Paracochloceras
  • Paraconlinoceras
  • Paracorniceras
  • Paracraspedites
  • Paracravenoceras
  • Paracrioceras
  • Paracuariceras
  • Paracymbites
  • Paradanubites
  • Paradasyceras
  • Paradicidia
  • Paradimeroceras
  • Paradimorphoceras
  • Paradinarites
  • Paradistichites
  • Paradolphia
  • Paraganides
  • Paragastrioceras
  • Paragattendorfia
  • Paragoceras
  • Paraguembelites
  • Paragymnites
  • Parahauerites
  • Parahildaites
  • Parahomoceras
  • Parahoplites
  • Parajaubertella
  • Parajuvavites
  • Parakellnerites
  • Paralcidia
  • Paralenticeras
  • Paralobites
  • Paralytoceras
  • Paramammites
  • Parammatoceras
  • Paranannites
  • Paranclyoceras
  • Parandiceras
  • Paranorites
  • Paranoritoides
  • Parapallasiceras
  • Parapatoceas
  • Parapeltoceras
  • Paraperrinites
  • Paraphyllites
  • Parapinacoceras
  • Paraplacites
  • Parapopanoceras
  • Parapronorites
  • Parapuzosia
  • Pararasenia
  • Pararcestes
  • Pararnioceras
  • Parasageceras
  • Parasaynoceras
  • Paraschartymites
  • Paraschistoceras
  • Parashumardites
  • Parasibirites
  • Parasilesites
  • Parasolenoceras
  • Paraspidites
  • Paraspidoceras
  • Paraspiticeras
  • Parastieria
  • Parastrenoceras
  • Parasturia
  • Paratexanites
  • Parathetidites
  • Parathisbites
  • Paratibites
  • Paratirolites
  • Paratissotia
  • Paratorleyoceras
  • Paratornoceras
  • Paratrachyceras
  • Paratropites
  • Paraturrilites
  • Paravirgatites
  • Parawedekindia
  • Parawocklumeria
  • Parayakutoceras
  • Parengonoceras
  • Parentites
  • Parinodiceras
  • Parkinsonia
  • Parodiceras
  • Parodontoceras
  • Paroecotraustes
  • Paroniceras
  • Paroxynoticeras
  • Partschiceras
  • Parussuria
  • Paryphoceras
  • Pascoeites
  • Paskentites
  • Passendorferia
  • Patagiosites
  • Paulotropites
  • Pavlovia
  • Pavloviceras

Pe

  • Pearylandites
  • Pectinatites
  • Pedioceras
  • Peltoceras
  • Peltoceratoides
  • Peltolytoceras
  • Peltomorphites
  • Pennoceras
  • Pentagonoceras
  • Pericarinoceras
  • Pericleites
  • Pericyclus
  • Peripleurites
  • Perisphinctes
  • Peritrochia
  • Pernoceras
  • Peroniceras
  • Peronoceras
  • Perrinites
  • Perrinoceras
  • Pervinquieria
  • Petitclercia
  • Petranoceras
  • Petrolytoceras
  • Petteroceras
  • Peytonoceras

Ph

  • Phaneroceras
  • Phanerostephanus
  • Pharciceras
  • Phaularpites
  • Phaulostephanus
  • Phaulozigzag
  • Phillipites
  • Phillipsoceras
  • Phlycticeras
  • Phlycticrioceras
  • Phlyseogrammoceras
  • Phoenixites
  • Phormedites
  • Phricodoceras
  • Phylloceras
  • Phyllocladiscites
  • Phyllopachyceras
  • Phylloptychoceras
  • Phyllytoceras
  • Phymatoceras
  • Physematites
  • Physeogrammoceras
  • Physodoceras

Pi

  • Picenia
  • Pictetia
  • Pictonia
  • Pimelites
  • Pinaclymenia
  • Pinacoceras
  • Pinacoplacites
  • Piriclymenia

Pl

  • Placenticeras
  • Placites
  • Planammatoceras
  • Planisphinctes
  • Plasmatoceras
  • Platotropites
  • Platyclymenia
  • Platycuccoceras
  • Platygoniatites
  • Platylenticeras
  • Platynoticeras
  • Platypleuroceras
  • Playfordites
  • Plesiacanthoceras
  • Plesiacanthoides
  • Plesiohamites
  • Plesiospitidiscus
  • Plesiotissotia
  • Plesioturrilites
  • Pleuroacanthites
  • Pleurocephalites
  • Pleuroceras
  • Pleurodistichites
  • Pleurohoplites
  • Pleurolytoceras
  • Pleuronodoceras
  • Pleuropinacoceras
  • Pleurotexanites
  • Pleydellia
  • Plictetia

Po

  • Poculisphinctes
  • Poecilomorphus
  • Polaricyclus
  • Politoceras
  • Polonites
  • Polonoceras
  • Polymorphites
  • Polyplectites
  • Polyplectus
  • Polyptychites
  • Polyptychoceras
  • Polysphinctes
  • Pomerania
  • Pompeckioceras
  • Pompeckjites
  • Ponteixites
  • Ponticeras
  • Popanites
  • Popanoceras
  • Poporites
  • Porpoceras
  • Postglatziella
  • Posttornoceras

Pr

  • Praebigotites
  • Praedaraelites
  • Praeglyphioceras
  • Praemanambolites
  • Praemeroceras
  • Praemuniericeras
  • Praeparkinsonia
  • Praepolyplectus
  • Praesphaeroceras
  • Praestrigites
  • Praetollia
  • Pravitoceras
  • Preflorianites
  • Preflorianitoides
  • Prenkites
  • Preshumardites
  • Presimoceras
  • Pricella
  • Prionites
  • Prionoceras
  • Prionocycloceras
  • Prionocyclus
  • Prionodoceras
  • Proarcestes
  • Proavites
  • Probeloceras
  • Procarnites
  • Procerites
  • Procerozigzag
  • Procheloniceras
  • Prochorites
  • Procladiscites
  • Procliviceras
  • Procolumbites
  • Procraspedites
  • Prodactylioceras
  • Prodeshayesites
  • Prodromites
  • Progalbanites
  • Progeronia
  • Progonoceratites
  • Progonioclymenia
  • Prograyiceras
  • Proharpoceras
  • Prohauericeras
  • Prohecticoceras
  • Prohelicoceras
  • Prohungarites
  • Prohysteroceras
  • Projuvavites
  • Prolecanites
  • Proleopoldia
  • Proleymeriella
  • Prolobites
  • Prolyelliceras
  • Promantelliceras
  • Promicroceras
  • Proniceras
  • Pronoetlingites
  • Pronorites
  • Propectinatites
  • Properisphinctes
  • Properrinites
  • Propinacoceras
  • Proplacenticeras
  • Proplanulites
  • Propopanoceras
  • Proptychites
  • Proptychitoides
  • Prorasenia
  • Prorsisphinctes
  • Prosaphites
  • Proshumardites
  • Prosiceras
  • Prososphinctes
  • Prososphinctoides
  • Prosphingites
  • Prostacheoceras
  • Protacanthoceras
  • Protacanthodiscus
  • Protacanthoplites
  • Protaconeceras
  • Protactoclymenia
  • Protanclyoceras
  • Protanisoceras
  • Protengonoceras
  • Protetragonites
  • Proteusites
  • Protexanites
  • Prothalassoceras
  • Protimanites
  • Protocanites
  • Protoceras
  • Protoecotrausites
  • Protogrammoceras
  • Protohoplites
  • Protophites
  • Protoplatytes
  • Protopopanoceras
  • Protornoceras
  • Protosageceras
  • Protothurmannia
  • Prototoceras
  • Protoxyclymenia
  • Protrachyceras
  • Protropites
  • Proturrilitoides
  • Prouddenites
  • Provirgatites

Ps

  • Pseudacompsoceras
  • Pseudaetomoceras
  • Pseudagathiceras
  • Pseudammatoceras
  • Pseudargentiniceras
  • Pseudarietites
  • Pseudarisphinctes
  • Pseudaspidites
  • Pseudaspidoceras
  • Pseudharpoceras
  • Pseudhelicoceras
  • Pseudhimalayites
  • Pseudinvoluticeras
  • Pseudoaganides
  • Pseudoaspidoceras
  • Pseudobactrites
  • Pseudobaculites
  • Pseudobarroisiceras
  • Pseudobrightia
  • Pseudocadoceras
  • Pseudocalycoceras
  • Pseudocardioceras
  • Pseudocarnites
  • Pseudoceltites
  • Pseudoclambites
  • Pseudoclydoniceras
  • Pseudoclymenia
  • Pseudocosmoceras
  • Pseudodanubites
  • Pseudofavrella
  • Pseudoflemingites
  • Pseudofoordites
  • Pseudogarantiana
  • Pseudogarnieria
  • Pseudogastrioceras
  • Pseudoglaphyrites
  • Pseudogrammoceras
  • Pseudogregoryceras
  • Pseudohalorites
  • Pseudohaploceras
  • Pseudoinvoluticeras
  • Pseudojacobites
  • Pseudokatroliceras
  • Pseudokossmaticeras
  • Pseudokymatites
  • Pseudoleymeriella
  • Pseudolillia
  • Pseudolioceras
  • Pseudolissoceras
  • Pseudomercaticeras
  • Pseudoneoptychites
  • Pseudonomismoceras
  • Pseudoosterella
  • Pseudopallasiceras
  • Pseudoparalegoceras
  • Pseudopeltoceras
  • Pseudoperisphinctes
  • Pseudophyllites
  • Pseudoplacenticeras
  • Pseudopolyplectus
  • Pseudoppelia
  • Pseudoprobeloceras
  • Pseudopronorites
  • Pseudopuzosia
  • Pseudosageceras
  • Pseudosaynella
  • Pseudoschistoceras
  • Pseudoschloenbachia
  • Pseudosimoceras
  • Pseudosirenites
  • Pseudosonneratia
  • Pseudosubplanitoides
  • Pseudothetidites
  • Pseudothurmannia
  • Pseudotibetites
  • Pseudotirolites
  • Pseudotissotia
  • Pseudotoceras
  • Pseudotoites
  • Pseudotropites
  • Pseudovidrioceras
  • Pseudovirgatites
  • Pseudowaagenia
  • Pseudoxybeloceras
  • Pseuduptonia
  • Psiloceras
  • Psilocladiscites
  • Psilohamites
  • Psilophyllites
  • Psilosturia
  • Psilotissotia

Pt

  • Pterolytoceras
  • Pteroscaphites
  • Pterosirenites
  • Ptycharcestes
  • Ptychites
  • Ptychoceras
  • Ptycholytoceas
  • Ptychophylloceras

Pu

  • Puchenquia
  • Puebloites
  • Pulchellia
  • Putealiceras
  • Puzosia
  • Puzosigella

Q

R

S

Sa

  • Sageceras
  • Sagenites
  • Saghalinites
  • Sakhaites
  • Sakmarites
  • Salaziceras
  • Salfeldiella
  • Saltericeras
  • Salterites
  • Sandbergeroceras
  • Sandlingites
  • Sangzhites
  • Sanmartinoceras
  • Sanyangites
  • Sarasinella
  • Saxoceras
  • Saynella
  • Saynoceras

Sc

Se

  • Sellaclymenia
  • Sellagoniatites
  • Sellanarcestes
  • Selwynoceras
  • Semenovites
  • Semiformiceras
  • Semiornites
  • Serpianites
  • Serramanticoceras
  • Seymourites

Sh

  • Shahrudites
  • Shakraceras
  • Shangraoceras
  • Shaoyangoceras
  • Sharpeiceras
  • Shasticrioceras
  • Shastoceras
  • Shengoceras
  • Shikhanites
  • Shirbuirnia
  • Shouchangoceras
  • Shumardites

Si

  • Siberiptychites
  • Sibirites
  • Sibyllites
  • Sicanites
  • Sicilioceras
  • Siculites
  • Siemiradzkia
  • Sigaloceras
  • Silberlingites
  • Silenticeras
  • Silesites
  • Silesitoides
  • Simaspidoceras
  • Simbirskites
  • Simichelloceras
  • Simmoceras
  • Simoceras
  • Simocosmoceras
  • Simonyceras
  • Simosphinctes
  • Simotoichites
  • Sindeites
  • Sinotites
  • Sinzovia
  • Sirenites
  • Sirenotrachyceras
  • Sivajiceras
  • Sizilites

Sk

Sl

So

Sp

  • Spathiceras
  • Spathites
  • Speetoniceras
  • Sphaeroceras
  • Sphaerocladiscites
  • Sphaerocoeloceras
  • Sphaerodomites
  • Sphaeromanticoceras
  • Sphaeroptychius
  • Sphenarpites
  • Sphenoclymenia
  • Sphenodiscus
  • Sphingites
  • Spinammatoceras
  • Spinokosmoceras
  • Spinoleiophyllites
  • Spiroceras
  • Spirogmoceras
  • Spirolegoceras
  • Spiticeras
  • Spitidiscus
  • Sporadoceras

St

  • Stacheites
  • Stacheoceras
  • Stantonoceras
  • Stantonites
  • Staufenia
  • Stegoxyites
  • Stehnocephalites
  • Steinmannites
  • Stemmatoceras
  • Stenarcestes
  • Stenocadoceras
  • Stenoclymenia
  • Stenocyclus
  • Stenoglaphyrites
  • Stenopharciceras
  • Stenopopanoceras
  • Stenopronorites
  • Stephanites
  • Stephanoceras
  • Stikinoceras
  • Stoliczkaia
  • Stolleites
  • Stomohamites
  • Stoppaniceras
  • Streblites
  • Strebliticeras
  • Strenoceras
  • Striatosirenites
  • Strigoceras
  • Strigogoniatites
  • Strungia
  • Sturia
  • Styracoceras
  • Styrites

Su

  • Subalpinites
  • Subarcthoplites
  • Subastieria
  • Subbarroisiceras
  • Subbonarellia
  • Subcollina
  • Subcolumbites
  • Subcraspedites
  • Subdichotomoceras
  • Subgrossouvria
  • Subinyoites
  • Subitoceras
  • Subkossmatia
  • Sublithacoceras
  • Sublunuloceras
  • Submantelliceras
  • Submeekoceras
  • Submortoniceras
  • Subnebrodites
  • Subneumayria
  • Subolenekites
  • Suboosterella
  • Subperrinites
  • Subplanites
  • Subprionocyclus
  • Subpulchellia
  • Subsaynella
  • Subshumardites
  • Substeueroceras
  • Substreblites
  • Subthurmannia
  • Subtissotia
  • Subvertebriceras
  • Subvishnuites
  • Sudeticeras
  • Sulciferites
  • Sulcimitoceras
  • Sulcoclymenia
  • Sulcodimorphoceras
  • Sulcogirtyoceras
  • Sulcohamites
  • Sulcohamitoides
  • Sulcohoplites
  • Sundaites
  • Sunites
  • Surenites
  • Sutneria/w/27)_

Sv

  • Svalbardiceras
  • Sverdrupites
  • Svetlanoceras

Sy

  • Sympolycyclus
  • Synartinskia
  • Syngastrioceras
  • Synpharciceras
  • Synuraloceras
  • Synwocklumeria
  • Syrdenites

T

Ta

  • Tabantalites
  • Taffertia
  • Talenticeras
  • Tamarites
  • Tapashanites
  • Taramelliceras
  • Tardeceras
  • Tarrantoceras
  • Taskanites
  • Tauroceras

Te

  • Tectiretites
  • Tegoceras
  • Teicherticeras
  • Telermoceras
  • Teloceras
  • Telodactylites
  • Telodactylus
  • Temnoptychites
  • Terektites
  • Teshioites
  • Tetragonites (syn. Epigoniceras)
  • Tetrahoplites
  • Tetrahoplitoides
  • Tetraspidoceras
  • Texanites
  • Texoceras

Th

  • Thallassoceras
  • Thambites
  • Thamboceras
  • Thanamites
  • Theganoceras
  • Thetidites
  • Thisbites
  • Thomasites
  • Thomelites
  • Thorsteinssonoceras
  • Thraxites
  • Thurmannia
  • Thurmanniceras

Ti

Tj

  • Tjururpites

Tm

  • Tmaegoceras
  • Tmaegophioceras
  • Tmetoceras

To

  • Tokurites
  • Tollia
  • Tolypeceras
  • Tompophiceras
  • Tongluceras
  • Tongoboroceras
  • Tonoceras
  • Torcapella
  • Toricellites
  • Torleyoceras
  • Tornia
  • Tornoceras
  • Tornquisites
  • Tornquistites
  • Torquatisphinctes
  • Tovebirkelundites
  • Toxamblyites
  • Toxolioceras
  • Tozerites

Tr

  • Trachybaculites
  • Trachyceras
  • Trachylytoceras
  • Trachyphyllites
  • Trachypleuraspidites
  • Trachysagenites
  • Trachyscaphites
  • Trachystenoceras
  • Tragodesmoceras
  • Tragodesmoceroides
  • Tragolytoceras
  • Tragophylloceras
  • Tragorhacoceras
  • Transicoeloceras
  • Traskites
  • Trenerites
  • Treptocceras
  • Trettinoceras
  • Triaclymenia
  • Triagolytoceras
  • Triainoceras
  • Tridentites
  • Trigonogastrioceras
  • Trilobiticeras
  • Trimanticoceras
  • Trimarginia
  • Trimarginites
  • Triozites
  • Tritropidoceras
  • Trizonoceras
  • Trochleiceras
  • Trochoclymenia
  • Trochoceras
  • Trolliceras
  • Tropaeum
  • Tropiceltites
  • Tropidoceras
  • Tropigastrites
  • Tropigymnites
  • Tropites
  • Tropitoides
  • Truyolsoceras

Ts

  • Tsvetkovites

Tu

  • Tuberodiscoides
  • Tugurites
  • Tulites
  • Tumaroceras
  • Tumilites
  • Tunesites
  • Tunglanites
  • Turrilites
  • Turrilitoides

Ty

  • Tympanoceras
  • Tyrannites

U

V

  • Vacekia
  • Valanginites
  • Valdedorsella
  • Valentolytoceras
  • Vallites
  • Vandaites
  • Vascoceras
  • Vavilovites
  • Velebites
  • Veleziceras
  • Venezoliceras
  • Verancoceras
  • Vermiceras
  • Vermisphinctes
  • Verneuilites
  • Vertebriceras
  • Vertebrites
  • Veveysiceras
  • Vicininodiceras
  • Vickohlerites
  • Vidrioceras
  • Villania
  • Vinalesites
  • Vinalesphinctes
  • Virgataxioceras
  • Virgatites
  • Virgatopavlovia
  • Virgatomorphites
  • Virgatosimoceras
  • Virgatosphinctes
  • Virgatospinctoides
  • Vishnuites
  • Voehringerites
  • Vredenburgites

W

  • Waagenina
  • Waagenoceras
  • Waehneroceras
  • Wagnericeras
  • Waldthausenites
  • Wangoceras
  • Wasatchites
  • Watinoceras
  • Wedekindella
  • Wellerites
  • Wellsites
  • Welterites
  • Werneroceras
  • Wewokites
  • Wheatleyites
  • Whitbyiceras
  • Whynoticeras
  • Wichmanniceras
  • Wiedeyoceras
  • Winchelloceras
  • Windhauseniceras
  • Winslowoceras
  • Whynoticeras
  • Wintonia
  • Witchellia
  • Wocklumeria
  • Wopfingites
  • Wordieoceras
  • Worthoceras
  • Wrightoceras
  • Wyomingites

X

Here are some names of ancient sea creatures called ammonites:

Y

Here are some names of ancient sea creatures called ammonites, all starting with the letter Y:

Z

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