Biology:Prionoceratinae

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Short description: Extinct subfamily of molluscs

Prionoceratinae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Family: Prionoceratidae
Subfamily: Prionoceratinae
Hyatt, 1884
Genera
  • Cunitoceras
  • Globimitoceras
  • Mimimitoceras
  • Paragattendorfia
  • Prionoceras

Prionoceratinae are 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 ☰ Q7245374 entry