Aipoceratidae
| Aipoceratidae Temporal range: Carboniferous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Superfamily: | Aipocerataceae |
| Family: | Aipoceratidae Hyatt 1883 |
Aipoceratidae is a small family of Carboniferous nautilids which have smooth shells and loosely coiled to faintly impressed whorls and in which the aperture may be modified at maturity.
The Aipoceratidae includes the Lower Carboniferous Aipoceras and Asymptoceras and Librovitschiceras from the Upper Carboniferous. The Solenochilidae are closely related.
References
- Bernhard Kummel, 1964. Nautiloidea - Nautilida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Park K. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.