Spyroceratidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | †Pseudorthocerida |
| Family: | †Spyroceratidae Shimazu & Obata 1935 |
Spyroceratidae are defined[1] as Pseudorthocerida with uniformly slender siphuncle segments, longer than wide, that contract sharply near either end, in which endosiphuncular deposits first form a compete annulus before fusing ventrally.
References[]
- ^ Sweet, Walter C. 1964. Nautiloidea -Orthocerida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geological Soc. of America and Univ of Kansas press
Notable fossil cephalopods (listed by first occurrence) | |||||||||
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| Cenozoic |
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| Mesozoic |
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| Palaeozoic |
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| Cambrian |
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Categories:
- Orthoceratoidea
- Prehistoric cephalopod families
- Paleozoic cephalopods
- Carboniferous cephalopods
- Devonian cephalopods
- Permian cephalopods
- Silurian cephalopods
- Silurian first appearances
- Permian extinctions