Biology:Goniatitoidea

Short description: Extinct superfamily of molluscs

Goniatitoidea Temporal range: Early Mississippian–Late Permian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Goniatites bohemicus from Bavaria, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Goniatitida
Suborder:	†Goniatitina
Superfamily:	†Goniatitoidea Haan 1825
Families
Agathiceratidae Delepinoceratidae Goniatitidae
Synonyms
Goniatitaceae

Goniatitoidea, formerly Goniatitaceae in older publications, is a superfamily of late Paleozoic ammonoid cephalopods included in the Goniatitida. They are characterized by thinly discoidal to globular shells with variable umbilici and sculpture. The ventral lobe, located along the outer margin, is prominently bifurcated (two pronged); the lateral lobe undivided.

References

• Miller, Furnish, and Schindewolf 1957. Paleozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea; Geologocial Society of America and Univ. of Kansas Press.
• GoniatitoideaPaleo db 9/07/2013
• Goniatitoidea in GONIAT Taxonomy online [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q5581847 entry