Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Order Goniatitida Rank Family | Phylum Mollusca Subclass Ammonoidea Suborder Goniatitina | |
Similar Goniatites crenistria, Goniatites, Goniatite |
Goniatitidae is one of three families included in the ammonoid cephalopod superfamily Goniatitoidea, known from the Lower Mississippian to the Upper Permian. They have sutures that form 8 lobes and characteristically lack sculpture. The ventral lobe, as for the superfamily, is bifurcated.
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