Biology:Beloceratidae

Short description: Family of ammonites included in the order Ceratitida

Beloceratidae Temporal range: Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Order:	Ceratitida
Suborder:	Anarcestina
Superfamily:	Beloceratoidea
Family:	Beloceratidae Hyatt 1884

Beloceratidae is a family of ammonites included in the order Ceratitida.

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.

Genera

• Beloceras Hyatt 1884
• Eobeloceras Schindewolf 1936
• Mesobeloceras Glenister 1958
• Naplesites Yatskov 1990

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Algeria, France, Germany, Morocco, Spain and United States.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20686022 entry