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Ceratitidae

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Ceratitidae
Temporal range: Triassic
Ceratites dorsoplanus from Mid Triassic - Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ceratitida
Superfamily: Ceratitoidea
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 Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania.

Selected genera

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Subfamily Ceratitinae Mojsisovics 1879

Subfamily Nevaditinae Tozer 1994

Subfamily Paraceratitinae Silberling 1962

References

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