Prionoceratinae

Prionoceratinae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Goniatitida
Family: †Prionoceratidae
Subfamily: †
Hyatt, 1884
Genera
  • Cunitoceras
  • Globimitoceras
  • Mimimitoceras
  • Paragattendorfia
  • Prionoceras

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

  • "Prionoceratinae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2020-06-29.


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