''Faberoceras'' is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

genus of prehistoric nautiloid. The nautiloids are a subclass of shelled

cephalopods A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, an ...

that were once diverse and numerous but are now represented by only a handful of species.

References

* Sepkoski, J.J. Jr. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". D.J. Jablonski & M.L. Foote (eds.). '' Bulletins of American Paleontology'' 363: 1–560.
Sepkoski's Online Genus Database (CEPHALOPODA)
Prehistoric nautiloid genera Discosorida {{paleo-Nautiloidea-stub

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