Araxoceratidae

Araxoceratidae
Temporal range: Permian - Early Triassic
Various species of Araxoceras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ceratitida
Suborder: Paraceltitina
Superfamily: Otocerataceae
Family: Araxoceratidae
Subfamilies
  • Araxoceratinae
  • Konglingitinae

Araxoceratidae is an extinct family of ceratitid ammonites, cephalopods that were found throughout the world. They arose during the Permian and died out during the early Triassic. The species of the type genus Araxoceras are used as markers for various Permian epochs.

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