''Aenigmatoceras'' is a genus of
ammonite
Ammonoids are extinct, (typically) coiled-shelled cephalopods comprising the subclass Ammonoidea. They are more closely related to living octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish (which comprise the clade Coleoidea) than they are to nautiluses (family N ...
cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan Taxonomic rank, class Cephalopoda (Greek language, Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral symm ...
s from the Carboniferous of
Russia
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. It is tentatively placed within the family
Cravenoceratidae based on similarities with ''
Tympanoceras''.
References
The Paleobiology Databaseaccessed on 10/01/07
Cravenoceratidae
Goniatitida genera
Fossils of Russia
Carboniferous ammonites
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