Gassendiceras
# Gassendiceras

Gassendiceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Hemihoplitidae. They lived in the Cretaceous period, Barremian age.

## Etymology

The genus name Gassendiceras honors the French philosopher and scientist Pierre Gassendi (1592 – 1655).

## Species

* Gassendiceras quelquejeui Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
* Gassendiceras alpinum (d'Orbigny, 1850) (Synonym Crioceras alpinum)
* Gassendiceras enayi Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
* Gassendiceras coulletae Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006
* Gassendiceras hammatoptychum (Uhlig, 1883)

## Description

Shells of Gassendiceras species can reach a diameter of about 300 millimetres (12 in).

## Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of southeastern France.

