Biology:Posttornoceratinae

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Short description: Extinct subfamily of molluscs

Posttornoceratinae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Family: Posttornoceratidae
Subfamily: Posttornoceratinae
Bogoslovsky 1962
Genera
  • Exotornoceras
  • Posttornoceras

Posttornoceratinae is one of two subfamilies of the Posttornoceratidae 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 ☰ Q7234504 entry