Biology:Homoceratidae

Short description: Extinct family of molluscs

Homoceratidae
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Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Goniatitida
Superfamily:	†Gastrioceratoidea
Family:	†Homoceratidae Spath 1934
Genera
Aljezurites Bashkortoceras Bogdanoceras Fallacites Homoceras Isohomoceras Parahomoceras Umbetoceras Vallites

Homoceratidae is one of five families of the Gastrioceratoidea superfamily. 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 ☰ Q5891032 entry