Jump to content

Prionoceratoidea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prionoceratoidea
Temporal range: Upper Devonian - Upper Permian
The prionoceratid Imitoceras rotatorium (early Carboniferous)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Suborder: Tornoceratina
Superfamily: Prionoceratoidea
Hyatt, 1884
Families
Synonyms

Prionocerataceae

Prionoceratoidea is a superfamily in the goniatitid suborder, Tornoceratatina that was extant during the latter Paleozoic.

The inclusive taxonomy of the Prionoceratoidea varies according to classification. In some, valid families are the Gattendorfiidae, Prionoceratidae, Pseudarietitidae, and Voehringeritidae. Others may add the Acrocanitidae, Cheiloceratidae, Praeglyphioceratidae, and Sporadoceratidae to the list although it is not at all clear that these belong.

References

[edit]