Trimeroceratidae
Extinct family of molluscs
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Trimeroceratidae is a family of molluscs in the order Oncocerida. These molluscs were fast-moving nektobenthic carnivores. They lived in the Silurian period.
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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 |
Distribution
Species have been found in Silurian-era strata of Canada (Québec), China, Czechia, Italy, Russia, Sweden, and the United States (Indiana, Wisconsin).
Genus
- Clathroceras
- Eotrimeroceras
- Inversoceras
- Jeppssonoceras
- Patagiumoceras
- Pentameroceras
- Plemeroceras
- Simonssoceras
- Stenogomphoceras
- Trimeroceras
See also
References
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