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Zooceras

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Phylum:Mollusca
Subclass:Nautiloidea
Genus:†Zooceras
Zooceras
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Nautiloidea
Genus: †Zooceras
Synonyms
  • Cyrtoceras rotundum
  • Cyrtoceras tardum

Zooceras is an extinct genus of prehistoric nautiloids known from Pragian-aged fossils in the Prague Basin. The fossils were originally described by Joachim Barrande as species of Cyrtoceras. The shells are curved into a "C" shape.

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