Biology:Paraceratites

Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)

Paraceratites Temporal range: Triassic 247.2–235.0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Paraceratites subnodosus from Triassic – Lenna (Italy)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ceratitida
Family:	†Ceratitidae
Subfamily:	†Paraceratitinae
Genus:	†Paraceratites Hyatt, 1900

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

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.

References

• The Paleobiology Database

Wikidata ☰ Q16987346 entry