Ataxioceratidae
| Ataxioceratidae Temporal range: from Jurassic to Cretaceous, 161.2–140.2 Ma | |
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| Fossil of Lithacoceras achilles from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Superfamily: | Perisphinctaceae |
| Family: | Ataxioceratidae Buckman 1921 |
Ataxioceratidae is an extinct Ammonite cephalopod genus included in the superfamily Perisphinctaceae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. [1]
Genera
- Catutosphinctes
- Choicensisphinctes
- Katroliceras
- Lithacoceras
- Lithacosphinctes
- Orthosphinctes
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous of Yemen, as well as in Jurassic sediments of Antarctica, Argentina, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Madagascar, Nepal, Somalia, Spain, United States.[1]
References
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