What is "craspedodiscus"

Craspedodiscus, named by Spath in 1924, is a cephalopod genus in the ammonite superfamily Perisphinctaceae from the mid Early Cretaceous ( Hauterivian- Barremian) of Northern Europe and Siberia that lived some 125 Ma.

Craspedodiscus is discoidal with laterally compressed whorls and a narrowly rounded venter, covered with fine ribbing. It is placed in the subfamily Simbirskitinae in the family Olcostephanitidae.

Craspedodiscus may refer to:

• Craspedodiscus (alga), a diatom genus in the family Coscinodiscaceae
• Craspedodiscus (cephalopod), an ammonite genus from the mid Early Cretaceous in the family Olcostephanitidae

Craspedodiscus is a diatom genus in the family Coscinodiscaceae.