Spyroceratidae

Spyroceratidae
Temporal range: M Silurian - Permian
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Pseudorthocerida
Family: Spyroceratidae
Shimazu & Obata 1935

Spyroceratidae are defined as Pseudorthocerida with uniformly slender siphuncle segments, longer than wide, that contract sharply near either end, in which endosiphuncular deposits first form a compete annulus before fusing ventrally.