Diceratidae
| Diceratidae Temporal range: From Jurassic to Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
| Fossil Diceras angulatum from Jurassic at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée, Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | †Hippuritida |
| Suborder: | †Hippuritidina |
| Superfamily: | †Radiolitoidea |
| Family: | † Dall 1895 |
| Genera | |
| See text. | |
Diceratidae is a family of rudists, a group of unusual extinct saltwater clams, marine heterodont bivalves in the order Hippuritida.[1]
Genera
Genera within the family Diceratidae:
- †Diceras Lamarck, 1805
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