Himalayitidae

Himalayitidae is an extinct family of ammonites in the superfamily Perisphinctoidea. The family existed from the Tithonian of the Jurassic to the Berriasian of the Cretaceous. The family is thought to derive from Perisphinctidae.

Himalayitidae
Temporal range: 150.8–140.2 Ma[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Ammonitida
Superfamily: †Perisphinctoidea
Family: †Himalayitidae
Spath, 1925[2]
Genera [1]
  • †Ardesciella
  • †Aulacosphinctes
  • †Corongoceras
  • †Durangites
  • †Hegaratites
  • †Himalayites
  • †Parodontoceras
  • †Parrasiella
  • †Riasanella
  • †Tithopeltoceras
  • †Toucasiella
  • †Windhauseniceras
Synonyms

Himalayitinae

References
  1. "Paleobiology Database - Himalayitidae". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  2. Ammonites and aptychi. LF Spath, 1925


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