Biology:Noritidae

Noritidae Temporal range: L - M Triassic
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ceratitida
Superfamily:	†Noritoidea
Family:	†Noritidae Karpinsky 1889
Genera
Albanites Ananorites Arthaberites Bosnites Metahedenstroemia Neoclypites Norites

The Noritidae, sometimes spelled Noritidea, is an extinct cephalopod family of belonging to the ammonoid order Ceratitida and superfamily Noritoidea.

The Noritidae, which lived during the Early and Middle Triassic, are characterized by smooth, flat, discoidal shells with tabulate venters bordered by pronounced shoulders. Sutures are ceratitic with club-shaped saddles.

References

• The Paleobiology Database
• Arkell et al. 1957, Mesozoic Ammonoidea Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology

Wikidata ☰ Q7051347 entry