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Hedenstroemiidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Cephalopoda

Order
  
Ceratitida

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Subclass
  
Ammonoidea

Rank
  
Family

Hedenstroemiidae

Hedenstroemiidae is an extinct family of cephalopods in the ammonoid order Ceratitida. They were nektonic carnivores.

Contents

Genera

  • Clypites Waagen 1895
  • Cordillerites Hyatt and Smith 1905
  • Hedenstroemia Waagen 1895
  • Mesohedenstroemia Chao 1959
  • Parahedenstroemia Spath 1934
  • Pseudohedenstroemia
  • Pseudosageceras Diener 1895
  • Tellerites Mojsisovics 1902
  • Distribution

    Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Triassic of Afghanistan, Canada, Oman, Pakistan, Russia and United States.

    References

    Hedenstroemiidae Wikipedia