Cryptocycloceras

Cryptocycloceras is an extinct genus of actively mobile carnivorous cephalopod that lived in what would be Europe during the Silurian from 422.9—418.7 mya, existing for approximately.

Taxonomy

Cryptocycloceras was assigned to Orthocerida by Sepkoski.

Morphology

The shell is usually long, and may be straight or gently curved. In life, these animals may have been similar to the modern squid, except for the long shell.