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Stereoplasmoceratidae

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Stereoplasmoceratidae
Temporal range: Ordovician
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Orthocerida
Genus: Stereoplasmoceratidae
Kobayashi, 1934

Stereoplasmoceratidae is an extinct family of actively mobile aquatic carnivorous cephalopods belonging to the subclass Orthoceratoidea endemic to what would be Asia during the Ordovician living from 490—457.5 mya, existing for approximately 32.5 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

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Stereoplasmoceratidae was named by Kobayashi (1934). It was assigned to Pseudorthocerataceae by Teichert et al. (1964).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Stereoplasmoceratidae, basic info
  2. ^ C. Teichert, B. Kummel, W.C. Sweet, H.B. Stenzel, W.M. Furnish, B.F. Glenister, H.K. Erben, R.C. Moore, and D.E. Nodine Zeller. 1964. Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K(3):1-519