Biology:Prionoceratidae
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Short description: Extinct family of molluscs
Prionoceratidae | |
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Imitoceras rotatorium | |
Scientific classification | |
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
- The Paleobiology Database accessed on 10/01/07
Wikidata ☰ Q7245372 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoceratidae.
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