Cardioceratidae

Cardioceratidae; Temporal range: Middle-Late Jurassic, 166.1–152.1 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Callovian-Kimmeridgian
	Cardioceras persecans from France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	† Ammonoidea
Order:	† Ammonitida
Superfamily:	† Stephanoceratoidea
Family:	† Cardioceratidae ; Siemiradzki, 1891
Genera
	† Cadoceras ; † Quenstedtoceras ; † Lamberticeras ; † Cardioceras ; † Amoeboceras ;

Last updated October 25, 2025

Cardioceratidae is an extinct ammonite family belonging to the superfamily Stephanoceratoidea. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Middle-Late Jurassic periods.^[2]

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[1] Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

[2] Cardioceras.ru

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Cardioceratidae Temporal range: Middle-Late Jurassic, 166.1–152.1 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Callovian-Kimmeridgian

Cardioceras persecans from France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	† Ammonoidea
Order:	† Ammonitida
Superfamily:	† Stephanoceratoidea
Family:	† Cardioceratidae Siemiradzki, 1891
Genera^[1]
† Cadoceras † Quenstedtoceras † Lamberticeras † Cardioceras † Amoeboceras