Arcestidae

Arcestidae Temporal range: Middle Triassic–Upper Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil specimen of Arcestes species from Mid Triassic, Dossena (Bergamo)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Order:	Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Family:	Arcestidae Mojsisovics 1875

Arcestidae is an extinct family of ammonite cephalopods.

Fossils of Arcestidae are found in the Triassic marine strata throughout the world, including Austria, Canada, Georgia, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States.

Genera and species[]

• Anisarcestes † Kittl 1908
• Arcestes † Suess 1865
  • † Hyatt and Smith 1905
  • † Mojsisovics 1873
  • † Beyrich 1864
  • † Waagen 1879
  • † Mojsisovics 1873
• † Mojsisovics 1896
  • † Mojsisovics 1875

References[]

• Arkell et al. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treaatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, 1957 Geological Society of America and University of Kansas press, R.C.Moore ed.
• Johnston, F.N. Trias of New Pass Nevada (New lower Karnic ammonoids); Journal of Paleontology V.15 No 5 p 447–491, Sept 1941
• Paleobiology Database

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