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Xenoceltites
Extinct genus of molluscs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xenoceltites is an extinct genus of ceratite ammonoid found worldwide in the Lower Triassic.[1][2]
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Diagnosis
One of the earliest ceratites, Xenoceltites has a narrow planospiral shell with a compressed whorl section, that has a suture with two weakly toothed lateral lobes and irregular ribbing.
Classification
Xenoceltites belongs to the Xenoceltitidae, a family within the order Ceratitida that with two others form the superfamily Xenodiscaceae.[3]
References
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