Biology:Graphoceratidae

Short description: Extinct family of ammonites

Graphoceratidae Temporal range: Jurassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Ludwigia murchisonae, Mid Jurassic, Germany
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Superfamily:	†Hildoceratoidea
Family:	†Graphoceratidae Buckman, 1905
Subfamilies
See text

Graphoceratidae is an extinct family of ammonites in the order Ammonitida, which lived during the Jurassic.

Distribution

Fossils are found in the Jurassic marine strata of Canada , France , Germany , Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the United Kingdom .

Genera

Subfamily Graphoceratinae Buckman, 1905

• Brasilia
• Graphoceras
• Hyperlioceras
• Ludwigia

Subfamily Leioceratinae Spath, 1936

• Canavarella
• Costileioceras
• Vaceckia
• Leioceras
• Staufenia
• Ancolioceras

Subfamily Dumortieriinae Haug, 1885

• Dumortieria
• Pleydellia
• Catulloceras
• Cotteswoldia
• Walkericeras
• Canavarina
• Paradumortieria

Subfamily Tmetoceratinae Spath, 1936

• Tmetoceras

References

• Paleobiology Database

Wikidata ☰ Q16982512 entry