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Description

Ceratites is an extinct genus of ammonite cephalopods. These nektonic carnivores lived in marine habitats in what is now Europe, Asia, and North America, during the Triassic, from Anisian to Ladinian age.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3246000	https://www.gbif.org/species/3246000
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	14068	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14068

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ceratitidae : Ceratites

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Ceratites

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
superfamily	Ceratitoidea
family	Ceratitidae	Mojsisovics 1879
subfamily	Ceratitinae	Mojsisovics 1879
genus	Ceratites	de Haan 1825

Scientific Name

Ceratites de Haan, 1825

Name Published In

Monographiae Ammoniteorum et Goniatiteorum Specimen, p. 39

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ceratites	subgenus	belongs to Ammonites	stated with evidence	Munster, 1834
Ceratites	genus	belongs to Ceratitinae	stated with evidence	Tozer, 1981
Ceratites	genus	belongs to Ceratitida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

232 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic

Motility

actively mobile (based on Ceratitida)

Vision

well-developed (based on Cephalopoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Ceratitida)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Ceratitida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratites

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ceratites (Austroceratites) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		6	242 Ma Middle Triassic	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Ceratites (Cycloceratites) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		5	242 Ma Middle Triassic	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Ceratites (Florianites) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		3	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites (Haydenites) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Ceratites (Peripleurocyclus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites (Philippites) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites (Salterites) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Balatonites sondershusanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites abichi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites achelous species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites affinis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites agassizii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites altecostatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites anceps ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites angularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites attilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites basileus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites bipunctatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ceratites bispinosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites boeckhi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites boetus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ceratites brevicostatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites busiris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites carybdis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites compressus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites devasena ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites dimorphus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites disculus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites ellipticus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites geinitzii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites glaber ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites hantkeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites hauerianus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ceratites inflatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites infundibuliformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ceratites irregularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ceratites jaegeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites kamadeva ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites karstenii ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ceratites laevigatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites macrocephalus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites mazzarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites meriani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites merriami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites multinodosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites munsteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites murchisonianus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites nodosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Ceratites okeani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites padma ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites patella ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites planus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites pseudovindelicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites pyrami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites reiflingensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites royleanus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites sagitta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites semiornatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites semipartitus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Ceratites simplex ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites sondershusanus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites spinosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites sublaevigatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites sulcifer ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Ceratites superbiformis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites thuilleri ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites toulonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites truncus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites tuberosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites visvakarma ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Ceratites weaveri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites whitneyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ceratites wynnei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Ceratites zitteli ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1825	Ceratites de Haan
1834	Ammonites (Ceratites) Munster
1981	Ceratites Tozer p. 93
2002	Ceratites Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Tozer E. T. (1981) Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms, The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group, 66-100

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1806 Ammonites Nodosus (currently Ceratites Nodosus; Cephalopoda, Ammonoidea): specific name attributed to Schlotheim, 1813, and a lectotype designated.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 52(2), 200-203 (1995) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Mon. Ammon. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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