Benacoceras

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|fossil_range = {{fossil range|Kimmeridgian|ref={{cite web

| last = Sepkoski| first = Jack| title= Sepkoski's Online Genus Database| year = 2002| url = http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=231&rank=class| accessdate = 2014-05-28 }}}}

|regnum = Animalia

|phylum = Mollusca

|classis = Cephalopoda

|subclassis = Ammonoidea

|superfamilia = Perisphinctaceae

|familia = Aspidoceratidae

|genus = Benacoceras

|genus_authority = Spath, 1925

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision_ref = {{cite web | title= Paleobiology Database - Benacoceras | year = | url = https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14613| access-date = 17 December 2021 }}

|subdivision =

None Cataloged

}}

Benacoceras is a strongly ribbed, evolute ammonite from the Late Jurassic, coiled so that all whorls are exposed. Ribbing is biplicate, with very short secondaries. The venter, the outer rim, is smooth, at least on the outer whorl.

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  • Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L; Ch. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Geological Soc of America and U Kansas Press, R.C Moore (ed)

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Category:Jurassic ammonites

Category:Kimmeridgian life

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