Trimeroceratidae
{{short description|Extinct family of molluscs}}
{{Taxobox
| name = Trimeroceratidae
| fossil_range = {{fossil_range|Silurian}}
| image = Nautiloidea - Inversoceras perversum.JPG
| image_caption = Inversoceras perversum, Barrande from Prague Zadní Kopanina (Czech Republic) at the National Museum (Prague)
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Mollusca
| classis = Cephalopoda
| subclassis = Nautiloidea
| ordo = Oncocerida
| familia = Trimeroceratidae
| familia_authority = Hyatt and Zittel 1900
}}
Trimeroceratidae is a family of molluscs in the order Oncocerida. These molluscs were fast-moving nektobenthic carnivores. They lived in the Silurian period.
Distribution
Species have been found in Silurian-era strata of Canada (Québec), China, Czechia, Italy, Russia, Sweden, and the United States (Indiana, Wisconsin).
Genus
See also
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References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20011028080109/http://paleodb.org/ Paleobiology Database]
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Category:Prehistoric cephalopod families
Category:Silurian first appearances
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