Peismoceras is a genus of fossil Cephalopoda in the family Lechritrochoceratidae.

Peismoceras
Temporal range: Silurian
Peismoceras optatum from Czech Republic, at the National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Nautiloidea
Order: Tarphycerida
Family: Lechritrochoceratidae
Genus: Peismoceras
Hyatt, 1894

These nautiloids were fast-moving nektobenthic carnivores. They lived in the Silurian Period, from Late Wenlock age (from 428.2 ± 1.5 to 422.9 ± 2.8 mya) to Přídolí Age (from 418.7 ± 1.5 to 416 ± 2.8 mya).

Species

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  • Peismoceras amicum (Barrande)†
  • Peismoceras optatum (Barrande)†
  • Peismoceras pulchrum

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