Hedenstroemiidae
| Hedenstroemiidae Temporal range: Triassic (Olenekian), 252.3–242.0 Ma | |
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| Fossil shell of Hedenstroemia tscherskii from Madagascar, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ceratitida |
| Family: | Hedenstroemiidae Waagen 1895 |
Hedenstroemiidae is an extinct family of cephalopods in the ammonoid order Ceratitida. They were nektonic carnivores.[1]
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 [1]
Distribution
Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Triassic of Afghanistan, Canada, Oman, Pakistan, Russia and United States.[1]
References
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