Goniatites crenistria
Species of mollusc
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Goniatites crenistria is a species of extinct cephalopods belonging to the family Goniatitidae, included in the superfamily Goniatitaceae.[1][2]
| Goniatites crenistria Temporal range: Carboniferous | |
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| Fossil of Goniatites crenistria from Poland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Goniatitida |
| Family: | †Goniatitidae |
| Genus: | †Goniatites |
| Species: | †G. crenistria |
| Binomial name | |
| †Goniatites crenistria Phillips, 1836 | |
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Carboniferous from 345.3 to 326.4 Ma.[3]
