Prionoceratinae

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Prionoceratinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Family: Prionoceratidae
Subfamily: Prionoceratinae
Hyatt, 1884
Genera

Prionoceratinae are one of six subfamilies of the Prionoceratidae family, 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[edit]

  • "Prionoceratinae". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2020-06-29.