Ceratitidae is an extinct family of ammonite cephalopods.

Ceratitidae
Temporal range: Triassic
Ceratites dorsoplanus from Mid Triassic - Germany
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ceratitida
Superfamily: Ceratitoidea
Family: Ceratitidae
Mojsisovics 1879

Fossils of Ceratitidae are found in the Triassic marine strata throughout the world, including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania.

Selected genera

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Subfamily Ceratitinae Mojsisovics 1879

Subfamily Nevaditinae Tozer 1994

Subfamily Paraceratitinae Silberling 1962

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