Ceratitidae Temporal range: Triassic |
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Ceratites dorsoplanus from Mid Triassic - Germany | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
Order: | Ceratitida |
Superfamily: | Ceratitaceae |
Family: |
Ceratitidae Mojsisovics 1879 |
Ceratitidae is an extinct family of ammonite cephalopods.
Fossils of Ceratitidae are found in the Triassic marine strata throughout the world, including Afghanistan, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States and Vietnam.
Subfm. Ceratitinae † Mojsisovics 1879
Subfm. Nevaditinae † Tozer 1994
Subfm. Paraceratitinae † Silberling 1962