Paraceratites

Paraceratites is an extinct genus of ammonite cephalopods in the family Ceratitidae.

Paraceratitites
Temporal range: Triassic 247.2–235.0 Ma
Paraceratites subnodosus from Triassic – Lenna (Italy)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Ceratitaceae
Family:
Ceratitidae
Subfamily:
Paraceratitinae
Genus:
Paraceratites

Hyatt 1900

Species
  • Paraceratites gabbi † Meek 1877
  • Paraceratites binodosus † Hauer 1850
  • Paraceratites brembanus † Mojsisovics 1882
  • Paraceratites elegans † Mojsisovics 1882
  • Paraceratites orientalis † Yabe and Shimizu 1927
  • Paraceratites stecki † Silberling and Nichols 1982
  • Paraceratites subnodosus † Mojsisovics 1882
  • Paraceratites trinodosus † Mojsisovics 1882

Distribution

Fossils of Paraceratites are found in the Triassic marine strata throughout the world, including Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Montenegro, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, United States and Vietnam.

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