Goniatitidae
| 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 |
| Suborder: | Goniatitina |
| Superfamily: | Goniatitoidea |
| Family: | Goniatitidae Haan 1825 |
| Subfamily | |
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.
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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, June 06, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.