Trimeroceratidae
Trimeroceratidae Temporal range:
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Inversoceras perversum, Barrande from Prague Zadní Kopanina (Czech Republic) at the National Museum (Prague) | |
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Subclass: | Nautiloidea
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Family: | Trimeroceratidae Hyatt and Zittel 1900
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Trimeroceratidae is a family of molluscs in the order Oncocerida. These molluscs were fast-moving nektobenthic carnivores. They lived in the Silurian period.
Distribution[]
Silurian of Canada (Québec), China, Italy, Russia, Sweden, United States (Indiana, Wisconsin).
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See also[]
- List of nautiloids
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Categories:
- Oncocerida
- Prehistoric cephalopod families
- Silurian first appearances
- Silurian extinctions
- Silurian animal stubs