Maxigoniatitidae
Extinct family of molluscs
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Maxigoniatitidae is one of nine families of the Pericycloidea superfamily. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.
| Maxigoniatitidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Goniatitida |
| Superfamily: | †Pericycloidea |
| Family: | †Maxigoniatitidae Kusina, 1971 |
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References
- The Paleobiology Database Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 10/01/07