Himalayitidae is an extinct family of ammonites in the superfamily Perisphinctoidea. The family existed from the Tithonian of the Jurassic to the Berriasian of the Cretaceous. The family is thought to derive from Perisphinctidae.
Himalayitidae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Superfamily: | †Perisphinctoidea |
Family: | †Himalayitidae Spath, 1925[2] |
Genera[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Himalayitinae |
References
edit- ^ a b "Paleobiology Database - Himalayitidae". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ Ammonites and aptychi. LF Spath, 1925
External links
edit- Data related to Himalayitidae at Wikispecies
- Media related to Himalayitidae at Wikimedia Commons