Hedenstroemiidae Explained

Hedenstroemiidae is an extinct family of cephalopods in the ammonoid order Ceratitida. They were nektonic carnivores.

Genera

• Clypites Waagen 1895
• Cordillerites Hyatt and Smith 1905
• Hedenstroemia Waagen 1895
• Mesohedenstroemia Chao 1959
• Parahedenstroemia Spath 1934
• Pseudohedenstroemia
• Pseudosageceras Diener 1895
• Tellerites Mojsisovics 1902

Distribution

Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Triassic of Afghanistan, Canada, Oman, Pakistan, Russia and United States.