Coilopoceratidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Cephalopoda
- Order: Ammonoidea
- Family: Coilopoceratidae
Overview
Coilopoceratidae Hyatt, 1903
Common Name:
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: Involute shell which is either flat-sided or with slight rounding. Broad, low-relief ribs are found in pairs. Suture lines have narrow saddles and shallow lobes.
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Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile (swim)
FEEDING MODE: Predator
HABITAT: epifaunal
Sources:
Wright, C. W., 1996. Ammonoidea, in Kaesler, R. L., ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 4 Revised, Volume 4. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 362 pp.
