Prionoceratidae
Prionoceratidae | |
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Imitoceras rotatorium | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
Order: | Goniatitida |
Suborder: | Tornoceratatina |
Superfamily: | Prionocerataceae |
Family: | Prionoceratidae Korn et al., 2003 |
Subfamilies | |
Prionoceratidae is one of seven families of the Prionocerataceae families, a member of the Goniatitida order. 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
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