Imitoceratinae is one of six subfamilies of the Prionoceratidae family, a member of the Goniatitida order. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.
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| Imitoceras rotatorium. Early Carboniferous, Rockford Limestone, Rockford, Illinois (USA). | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Goniatitida |
| Family: | †Prionoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Imitoceratinae Ruzhencev, 1950 |
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References
edit- The Paleobiology Database accessed on 10/01/07
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