Paraceltites is a genus of ammonoid cephalopods in the ceratitid family Paraceltitidae, known from the Middle and Upper Permian of Sicily, the Alps, Crimea, Texas and Mexico. The shell of Paraceltities is evolute with whorls compressed, venter arched and smooth, sides bearing ribs that slant somewhat forward dorso-ventrally. The suture is simple and goniatitic.
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| Paraceltites fossil in situ in the Delaware Formation of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ceratitida |
| Family: | †Paraceltitidae |
| Genus: | †Paraceltites Gemmellaro, 1887 |
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Paraceltities was named by Gemmellaro, 1887. The type species is Paraceltities hoeferi.
References
edit- Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (1957) p. L131-132; R.C Moore (ed). Geological Society of America and Univ. Kansas Press.
- The Paleobiology Database Paraceltites entry
- GONIAT-online Paraceltites entry
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