Hemihoplitidae
| Hemihoplitidae Temporal range: Cretaceous, 136.4–125.45 Ma | |
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| Fossil shells of Gassendiceras alpinum from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Suborder: | Ancyloceratina |
| Superfamily: | Ancyloceratoidea |
| Family: | Hemihoplitidae Spath 1924 |
Hemihoplitidae is an extinct family of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the superfamily Ancyloceratoidea. Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of southeastern France, Mexico, Slovakia, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago. [1]
Genera
- Gassendiceras Bert, Delanoy & Bersac, 2006 [2]
- Hemihoplites Spath 1924 [1]
References
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