Goniatitidae

Goniatitidae is one of three families included in the ammonoid cephalopod superfamily Goniatitoidea, known from the Lower Mississippian to the Upper Permian. They have sutures that form 8 lobes and characteristically lack sculpture. The ventral lobe, as for the superfamily, is bifurcated.

Goniatitidae
Temporal range: Early Mississippian–Late Permian
Fossil of Goniatites bohemicus from Bavaria, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Superfamily: Goniatitoidea
Family: Goniatitidae
Haan 1825
Subfamilies

References

  • Miller, Furnish, and Schindewolf 1957. Paleozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea. Geologocial Society of America and Univ of Kansas Press.
  • Goniatitidae Paleo db 9/07/13


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