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Gastriocerataceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Goniatitida
Suborder:
Goniatitina
Superfamily:
Gastriocerataceae

Alpheus Hyatt 1931
families
  • Decoritidae
  • Gastrioceratidae
  • Homoceratidae
  • Reticuloceratidae
  • Surenitidae

Gastriocerataceae is one of 17 superfamilies of the Goniatitina suborder. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are similar to squids and cuttlefish.

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