Prolecanitidae is a family of ammonites in the order Prolecanitida, with 10 genera.[1]
| Prolecanitidae Temporal range:
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| Protocanites, a Tournaisian prolecanitid | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Prolecanitida |
| Superfamily: | †Prolecanitoidea |
| Family: | †Prolecanitidae Korn et al., 2003 |
Genera
editGenera placed by Fossilworks.[1]
- Becanites Korn, 1997
- Cantabricanites Weyer, 1965
- Dombarocanites Ruzhencev, 1949
- Eocanites Librovitch, 1957
- Katacanites Kullmann, 1963
- Merocanites Schindewolf, 1922
- Metacanites Schindewolf, 1922
- Michiganites Ruzhencev, 1962
- Prolecanites Mojsisovics, 1882
- Protocanites Schmidt, 1922
References
edit- ^ a b "Fossilworks: Prolecanitidae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
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