Streblitinae
Streblitinae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Family: | †Oppeliidae |
Subfamily: | †Streblitinae Spath, 1925 |
Genera | |
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Streblitinae is a subfamily of Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous ammonites within the family Oppeliidae characterized by compressed, involute shells; typically oxycones with complex sutures. Includes , , and . Derivation is from the . May have given rise to the .
References[]
W.J. Arkell et al., 1957 Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
D.T. Donovan, J.H. Callomon, and M.K. Howarth, 1981. Classification of the Jurassic Ammonitina. The Systematics Association Special Volume no. 18. The Ammonoidea. Academic Press.
Categories:
- Oppeliidae
- Late Jurassic first appearances
- Early Cretaceous extinctions
- Ammonitina stubs