Orulganitidae

Extinct family of molluscs

Orulganitidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Superfamily: Schistoceratoidea
Family: Orulganitidae
Ruzhencev, 1965
Genera
  • Kayutoceras
  • Orulganites
  • Parayakutoceras
  • Yakutoceras
  • Yakutoglaphyrites
  • Yanshinoceras

Orulganitidae is one of five families of the Schistoceratoidea superfamily. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.

References

  • The Paleobiology Database accessed on 10/01/07
Taxon identifiers
Orulganitidae


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