Goniatitidae
| Goniatitidae Temporal range:  | |
|---|---|
| Fossil of Goniatites bohemicus from Bavaria, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Cephalopoda | 
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea | 
| Order: | †Goniatitida | 
| Superfamily: | †Goniatitoidea | 
| Family: | † Haan 1825 | 
| Subfamilies | |
Goniatitidae is one of three families included in the ammonoid cephalopod superfamily Goniatitoidea, known from the Lower Mississippian to the Upper Permian. They have sutures that form 8 lobes and characteristically lack sculpture. The ventral lobe, as for the superfamily, is bifurcated.
References
- Miller, Furnish, and Schindewolf 1957. Paleozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea. Geologocial Society of America and Univ of Kansas Press.
- Goniatitidae Paleo db 9/07/13