Biology:Imitoceratinae

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Short description: Extinct subfamily of molluscs

Imitoceratinae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Family: Prionoceratidae
Subfamily: Imitoceratinae
Ruzhencev, 1950
Genera
  • Imitoceras
  • Irinoceras
  • Triimitoceras

Imitoceratinae is one of six subfamilies of the Prionoceratidae family, a member of the Goniatitida order. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6004185 entry