Biology:Metalegoceratidae

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Short description: Family of molluscs (fossil)

Metalegoceratidae
Eothinites aktastensis - National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo - DSC07723.JPG
Eothinites aktastensis in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Superfamily: Neoicoceratoidea
Family: Metalegoceratidae
Ruzhencev, 1956
Genera
  • Bransonoceras
  • Juresanites
  • Metalegoceras
  • Parametalegoceras
  • Pseudometalegoceras
  • Pseudoschistoceras
Synonyms

Spirolegoceratidae

Metalegoceratidae is one of eleven families of the Neoicoceratoidea superfamily. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q6822784 entry