Goniatites crenistria is a species of extinct cephalopods belonging to the family Goniatitidae, included in the superfamily Goniatitaceae.[1][2]
| Goniatites crenistria Temporal range: Carboniferous
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| Fossil of Goniatites crenistria from Poland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Goniatitida |
| Family: | †Goniatitidae |
| Genus: | †Goniatites |
| Species: | †G. crenistria
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| †Goniatites crenistria Phillips, 1836
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These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Carboniferous from 345.3 to 326.4 Ma.[3]
References
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- Miller, Furnish, and Schindewolf, 1957. Paleozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L. Geological Society of America.
- Museum of Victoria
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