Hildoceras

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Hildoceras
Fossil range: Toarcian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Genus: Hildoceras

Hildoceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the Ammonite subclass. It was an active nectonic carnivore. The genus was named after Saint Hilda, and has been found in Europe and Japan.