Hedenstroemiidae

Extinct family of molluscs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hedenstroemiidae is an extinct family of cephalopods in the ammonoid order Ceratitida. They were nektonic carnivores.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Subclass:Ammonoidea
Order:Ceratitida
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Hedenstroemiidae
Temporal range: Triassic (Olenekian), 252.3–242.0 Ma [1]
Fossil shell of Hedenstroemia tscherskii from Madagascar, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ceratitida
Superfamily: Sageceratoidea
Family: Hedenstroemiidae
Waagen, 1895
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Genera

  • Clypites Waagen 1895
  • Cordillerites Hyatt and Smith 1905
  • Hedenstroemia Waagen 1895
  • Mesohedenstroemia Chao 1959
  • Parahedenstroemia Spath 1934
  • Pseudohedenstroemia
  • Pseudosageceras Diener 1895
  • Tellerites Mojsisovics 1902 [1]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Triassic of Afghanistan, Canada, Oman, Pakistan, Russia and United States.[1]

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