Prionoceratidae
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Imitoceras rotatorium | |
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Family: | Prionoceratidae Korn et al., 2003
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Prionoceratidae is one of seven families of the Prionocerataceae families, a member of the Goniatitida order. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.
References
- The Paleobiology Database accessed on 10/01/07