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Ceratitida ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	14000	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14000

Rank

order (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884

Common Name

ceratite

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ceratitida	order	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated without evidence	Hyatt, 1884
Ceratitida	order	belongs to Ammonoidea	stated without evidence	Tozer, 1981
Ceratitida	order	belongs to Ammonoidea	stated with evidence	Tozer, 1994
Ceratitida	order	belongs to Cephalopoda	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Ceratitida	order	belongs to Ammonoidea	stated without evidence	Shevyrev, 2006
Ceratitida	order	belongs to Ammonoidea	stated with evidence	Krystyn et al., 2019

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

3,811

First Recorded Appearance

279 - 272 Ma
Permian

Last Recorded Appearance

166 - 164 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Motility

actively mobile (based on Ceratitida)

Vision

well-developed (based on Cephalopoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Ceratitida)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Ceratitida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Arcestina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Lobitina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Meekocerina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Megaphyllitina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Otoceratina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)	488	260 Ma Permian	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Otocerina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Paraceltitina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)	1,963	279 Ma Permian	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Pinacocerina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Ptychitina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Sagecerina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)
Arcestoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	890	260 Ma Permian	206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ceratitiaceae ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)
Ceratitoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	2,914	254 Ma Permian	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Choristoceratoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	139	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	201 Ma Early Jurassic
Clydonitaceae ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	362	242 Ma Middle Triassic	212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Danubitoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	609	252 Ma Permian	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Dinaritoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	577	252 Ma Permian	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Lobitaceae ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	124	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Meekocerataceae ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	10	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Meekoceratoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	3,669	260 Ma Permian	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Megaphyllitoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	298	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Nathorstitaceae ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	192	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Noritoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	265	252 Ma Permian	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Pinacoceratoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	904	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ptychitaceae ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	40	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Sageceratoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	475	254 Ma Permian	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Trachyceratoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	1,015	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropitaceae ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)	973	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cycloceratidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Owenitidae ✝ family	listed (PBDB)	1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Anfaceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bajarunia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	52	252 Ma Permian	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Caribouceras ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Carteria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Coeloceltites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Courtilloticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Eschericeratites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Goniodiscus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	252 Ma Permian	252 Ma Permian
Haidingerites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Jeanbesseiceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	17	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Larenites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	252 Ma Permian	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Multisulcites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Obrutchevites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Paraacrochordiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Paraganides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Paranoritoides ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Paratibites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Poporites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Proavites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	35	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Procurvoceratites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Protoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Stolleites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tapponnierites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1864	Ceratites whitneyi Gabb p. 23 figs. Pl 4, figs 11-13
1884	Ceratitida Hyatt
1981	Ceratitida Tozer
1994	Ceratitida Tozer p. 49
1999	Glabrites Waterhouse
1999	Glabrites involucrus Waterhouse
2002	Ceratitida Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Ceratitida Shevyrev
2019	Ceratitida Krystyn et al. p. 239

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Gabb W. M. Description of the Triassic fossils of California and the adjacent territories, Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1, 19-35

Tozer E. T. (1981) Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms, The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group, 66-100

Tozer E. T. (1994) Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467, 1-663

Shevyrev A. A. (2006) The cephalopod macrosystem: A historical review, the present state of knowledge, and unsolved problems: 3. Classification of Bactritoidea and Ammonoidea, Paleontological Journal 40 2, 150-161

Krystyn L., Balini M., et al (2019) Norian ammonoids from the Nayband Formation (Iran) and their bearing on Late Triassic sedimentary and geodynamic history of the Iran Plate, Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125 1, 231-248

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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