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Danubitaceae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Cephalopoda

Order
  
Ceratitida

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Subclass
  
Ammonoidea

Rank
  
Superfamily

The Danubitaceae is a large and diverse superfamily in the Order Ceratitida of the Ammonoidea that combines five families removed from the Ceratitaceae, Clydonitaceae, and Ptychitaceae.

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Taxonomy

Superfamily Danubitaceae

  • Fam. Aplococeratidae
  • Fam. Danubitidae
  • Fam. Lecanitidae
  • Fam. Longobarditidae
  • Fam. Nannitidae
  • The largest family in the Danubitaceae is the Longobarditidae with 11 genera distributed among three subfamilies plus three of undetermined placement. Smallest families are the Lecanitidae and Nannitidae, each represented by a single genus.

    Distribution and Range

    Fossils of the Danubitaceae have been found in the Triassic of Afghanistan, Russia, China, Papua New Guinea; Italy, Switzerland, Hungary; British Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut; Idaho, Nevada, and California.

    References

    Danubitaceae Wikipedia


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