Diceratidae

Diceratidae
Temporal range: From Jurassic to Cretaceous, 161.2–99.7 Ma
Fossil Diceras angulatum from Jurassic at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Hippuritoida
Family: Diceratidae
Dall 1895

Diceratidae is an extinct family of fossil saltwater clams, marine heterodont bivalve molluscs in the order Hippuritoida.

Genera

Genera within the family Diceratidae:

References


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