ammonoid

[ am-uh-noid ]

noun

any cephalopod mollusk of the extinct order Ammonoidea, from the Devonian to the Cretaceous periods, having a coiled, chambered shell.

Origin of ammonoid

¹

1880–85; <New Latin Ammonoidea, equivalent to Ammon(ites) name of the order + -oidea-oidea; see ammonite²

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Scientific definitions for ammonoid

ammonoid

[ ăm′ə-noid′ ]

Any of various extinct cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea living from the Devonian to the Cretaceous Periods. Ammonoids had a symmetrical, coiled, chambered shell with angular sutures between the chambers. They are closely related to the nautiloids, including the modern-day chambered nautilus.

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