Kamerunoceras
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Kamerunoceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod
belonging to the Ammonite
subclass and Acanthoceratidae
family
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Cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda . These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles modified from the primitive molluscan foot...
belonging to the Ammonite
Ammonite
Ammonite, as a zoological or paleontological term, refers to any member of the Ammonoidea an extinct subclass within the Molluscan class Cephalopoda which are more closely related to living coleoids Ammonite, as a zoological or paleontological term, refers to any member of the Ammonoidea an extinct...
subclass and Acanthoceratidae
Acanthoceratidae
Acanthoceratidae is an extinct family of cephalopods belonging to the Ammonite subclass. The Type genus is Acanthoceras.-Referenceas:*http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=95294&is_real_user=1...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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