''Goniatites'' is a genus of extinct cephalopods belonging to the family Goniatitidae, included in the superfamily

Goniatitaceae Goniatitoidea, formerly Goniatitaceae in older publications, is a superfamily of late Paleozoic ammonoid cephalopods included in the Goniatitida Goniatids, informally goniatites, are Ammonoidea, ammonoid cephalopods that form the order Goniati ...

. '' Hibernicoceras'' and '' Hypergoniatites'' are among related genera.

Species

Description

The shell is generally globose with an open but narrow umbilicus, the surface commonly reticulate resulting from longitudinal lirae crossing transverse striae. The ventral lobe of the suture is rather narrow with a median saddle about or little less than half the height of entire lobe. The first lateral saddle is subangular to angular.

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found widespread in North America, Eurasia, and north Africa. In particular they have been found in the Triassic of Italy, United States, in the Permian of United States, in the

Carboniferous The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...

of the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Morocco, United Kingdom, United States, in the

Mississippian Mississippian may refer to: * Mississippian (geology), a subperiod of the Carboniferous period in the geologic timescale, roughly 360 to 325 million years ago *Mississippian culture, a culture of Native American mound-builders from 900 to 1500 AD ...

of United States, as well in the

Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...

of the Czech Republic, Spain, United States.

Gallery

File:Goniatites crenistria.jpg, ''

Goniatites crenistria ''Goniatites crenistria'' is a species of extinct cephalopods belonging to the family Goniatitidae, included in the superfamily Goniatitaceae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Carboniferous The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologi ...

'' from Poland File:Goniatitidae - Goniatites bohemicus.JPG, ''

Goniatites bohemicus ''Goniatites bohemicus'' is a species of extinct cephalopods belonging to the family Goniatitidae, included in the superfamily Goniatitaceae. These slow-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Mississippian epoch during the Carboniferous perio ...

'' from Bavaria File:Goniatites sp.1 - Devonico medio.JPG, ''Goniatites'' species from Morocco

References

* Miller, Furnish, and Schindewolf, 1957. Paleozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L. Geological Society of America. * Genus ''Goniatites'' i
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*Sepkoski, Jac
Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopoda
Carboniferous ammonites Goniatitida genera Goniatitidae Fossils of the Czech Republic Fossils of Ireland Permian ammonites Late Devonian first appearances Late Devonian animals Rhaetian extinctions {{Goniatitida-stub