Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Order Ceratitida Rank Family | Phylum Mollusca Subclass Ammonoidea Superfamily Noritaceae | |
The Noritidae, sometimes spelled Noritidea, is an extinct cephalopod family of belonging to the ammonoid order Ceratitida and superfamily Noritaceae.
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.
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