Endoceratidae

Endoceratidae; Temporal range:
	Fossil of Endoceras in Milan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Nautiloidea
Order:	†Endocerida
Family:	†Endoceratidae; Hyatt, 1884

Endoceratidae is a family of large to very large straight shelled nautiloid cephalopods belonging to the order Endocerida that lived during the Middle and Late Ordovician. They include the largest known Paleozoic invertebrates, represented by Endoceras and Cameroceras.^[1]^[2]

^ Teichert C, (1964). Endoceratoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K, Mollusca 3.
^ Flower R. H. (May 1958). "Some Chazyan and Mohawkian Endoceratida", Jour Paleo 32 (2) pp 433-458

[Teichert-1] Teichert C, (1964). Endoceratoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K, Mollusca 3.

[Flower58-2] Flower R. H. (May 1958). "Some Chazyan and Mohawkian Endoceratida", Jour Paleo 32 (2) pp 433-458

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Endoceratidae Temporal range:

Fossil of Endoceras in Milan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Nautiloidea
Order:	†Endocerida
Family:	†Endoceratidae Hyatt, 1884