Schistoceratoidea
Extinct superfamily of molluscs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schistoceratoidea is one of seventeen superfamilies of the Goniatitina suborder. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.
| Schistoceratoidea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Goniatitida |
| Suborder: | †Goniatitina |
| Superfamily: | †Schistoceratoidea Schmidt 1929 |
| Families | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Schistocerataceae | |
References
- The Paleobiology Database Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 10/01/07
 | This Goniatitida-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |