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Extinct superfamily of molluscs

Goniatitoidea
Temporal range: Early Mississippian–Late Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of "Goniatites bohemicus" from Bavaria, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Fossil of Goniatites bohemicus from Bavaria, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Goniatitida
Suborder: †Goniatitina
Superfamily: †Goniatitoidea
Haan 1825
Families
Synonyms

Goniatitaceae

Goniatitoidea, formerly Goniatitaceae in older publications, is a superfamily of late Paleozoic ammonoid cephalopods included in the Goniatitida. They are characterized by thinly discoidal to globular shells with variable umbilici and sculpture. The ventral lobe, located along the outer margin, is prominently bifurcated (two pronged); the lateral lobe undivided.

References

  • Miller, Furnish, and Schindewolf 1957. Paleozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea; Geologocial Society of America and Univ. of Kansas Press.
  • GoniatitoideaPaleo db 9/07/2013
  • Goniatitoidea in GONIAT Taxonomy online
Taxon identifiers
Goniatitoidea


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