Xenoceltites
Xenoceltites is an extinct ceratite ammonite found worldwide in the Lower Triassic. Xenoceltites belongs to the Xenoceltitidae, a taxonomic family within the ceratites that with two others now form the superfamily Xenodiscaceae. One of the earliest ceratites, Xenoceltities has a narrow planospiral shell with a compressed whorl section, that has a suture with 2 weakly toothed lateral lobes and irregular ribbing .
| Xenoceltites | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ceratitida |
| Family: | †Xenoceltitidae |
| Genus: | †Xenoceltites Spath 1930 |
References
- Arkell et al., 1957; Suborder Ceratitina in the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L Ammonoidea; Geological Soc. of America and Univ Kansas press
- The Paleobiology Database
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