Stroboceras is an extinct genus of nautiloids named by Hyatt in 1884 that's included in the nautilid family Trigonoceratidae; the group that have rise to the Nautilidae which includes the living Nautilus.
| Stroboceras | |
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| Stroboceras sp. from Timimoun, specimen MB.C.30460 (Korn et al. 2002 Coll.). A. Ventral and lateral views. B. Whorl profile. C. Suture line, at ww = 14.3 mm, wh = 10.3 mm. Scale bar units = 1 mm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Family: | †Trigonoceratidae |
| Genus: | †Stroboceras Hyatt, 1884 |
Stroboceras is characterized by a loosely coiled evolute shell bearing prominent longitudinal ridges and grooves; with a variable cross section, generally higher than wide, flanks convergent on the venter, and a subcentral siphuncle.
References
edit- Barnard Kummel, 1957. Nautiloidea-Nautilida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geol. Soc. of America and Univ. Kansas Press.
- Sepkoski's cephalopd genera
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