Trimeroceratidae
| Trimeroceratidae Temporal range: Silurian | |
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| Inversoceras perversum, Barrande from Prague Zadní Kopanina (Czech Republic) at the National Museum (Prague) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Oncocerida |
| Family: | Trimeroceratidae Hyatt and Zittel 1900 |
Trimeroceratidae is a family of molluscs in the order Oncocerida. These molluscs were fast-moving nektobenthic carnivores. They lived in the Silurian period.
Distribution
Silurian of Canada (Québec), China, Italy, Russia, Sweden, United States (Indiana, Wisconsin).
Genus
- Clathroceras
- Eotrimeroceras
- Inversoceras
- Jeppssonoceras
- Pentameroceras
- Plemeroceras
- Stenogomphoceras
- Trimeroceras
References
See also
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