Tissotia
# Tissotia

Tissotia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Tissotiidae.

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (89.3 to 84.9 Ma). Shells of Tissotia species can reach a diameter of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).

## Species

Species within the genus Tissotia include:

* Tissotia fourneli Bayle, 1849
* Tissotia halli Knechtel, 1947
* Tissotia hedbergi Benavides-Caceres, 1956
* Tissotia steinmanni Lissón, 1908

## Distribution

Fossils of the species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, France, Nigeria, Peru and Spain.

