Ceratitidae

Ceratitidae
Temporal range: Triassic
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.

Selected genera

Subfm. Ceratitinae † Mojsisovics 1879

Subfm. Nevaditinae † Tozer 1994

Subfm. Paraceratitinae † Silberling 1962


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