Biology:Prionoceratidae

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Short description: Extinct family of molluscs

Prionoceratidae
Imitoceras rotatorium fossil ammonoid (Mississippian; Seymour, Indiana, USA) (17184552397).jpg
Imitoceras rotatorium
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Superfamily: Prionoceratoidea
Family: Prionoceratidae
Korn et al., 2003
Subfamilies

Prionoceratidae is one of seven families of the superfamily Prionoceratoidea, 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 ☰ Q7245372 entry