Biology:Schlotheimiidae
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Short description: Extinct family of molluscs
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| Fossil shells of Schlotheimia depressa from Germany , on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Suborder: | †Ammonitina |
| Superfamily: | †Psiloceratoidea |
| Family: | †Schlotheimiidae Spath 1923 |
Schlotheimiidae is an extinct family of cephalopods belonging to the Ammonite subclass. These cephalopods existed in the Jurassic period.
Genera
- Angulaticeras
- Kammerkarites
- Macrogrammites
- Saxoceras
- Schlotheimia
- Waehneroceras
Distribution
Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Early Jurassic rocks of Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 M. K. Howarth 2013. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Revised, Volume 3B, Chapter 4: Psiloceratoidea, Eoderoceratoidea, Hildoceratoidea.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Paleobiology Database
Wikidata ☰ Q18101820 entry
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