- Cheiloceratinae
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Cheiloceratinae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: †Ammonoidea Order: †Goniatitida Family: †Cheiloceratidae Subfamily: †Cheiloceratidae
Frech, 1897Genera - Cheiloceras
- Dyscheiloceras
- Paratorleyoceras
- Staffites
- Torleyoceras
Cheiloceratinae is one of two subfamilies of the Cheiloceratidae 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
- The Paleobiology Database accessed on 10/01/07
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