Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Order Ceratitida Rank Genus | Phylum Mollusca Subclass Ammonoidea Suborder Paraceltitina | |
Similar Meekoceras, Ceratitida, Conodont | ||
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 .
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