Biology:Douvilleiceratidae

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Short description: Extinct family of ammonites

Douvilleiceratidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Gasteropods - Ammonites - Douvilleiceras sp..JPG
Douvilleiceras species
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Suborder: Ancyloceratina
Superfamily: Douvilleiceratoidea
Family: Douvilleiceratidae
Parona and Bonarelli, 1897

Douvilleiceratidae is a family of ammonites. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous from 125.45 to 94.3 Ma.[1]

Its fossils have been found in Angola, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, the United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.[1]

Subfamilies and genera

  • Cheloniceratinae Spath, 1923
    • Cheloniceras Hyatt, 1903
    • Procheloniceras Spath, 1923
  • Douvilleiceratinae Parona and Bonarelli, 1987
  • Roloboceratinae Casey, 1961

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18611602 entry