Reticuloceratidae is one of five families of the Gastrioceratoidea superfamily. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids. Taxonomy Family consists of 2 valid subfamilies: Reticuloceratidae Reticuloceratinae Agastrioceras Alurites Aphantites Arkanites Bilinguites Phillipsoceras Quinnites Reticuloceras Retites Tectiretites Surenitinae Gaitherites Marianoceras Melvilloceras Surenites Ugamites Verneuilites References The Paleobiology Database accessed on 10/01/07 Goniatitida families Gastriocerataceae