Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paraceltitidae
Synonyms: Lecanites (Paralecanites) Gemmellaro 1887, Paracibolites Hayasaka 1947, Paralecanites Gemmellaro 1887
Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1887. La Fauna dei Calcari con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Fasc. 1 - Ammonoidea. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 19:1-106
Parent taxon: Paraceltitidae according to D. Korn 2006
See also Leonova 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Smith 1932
Sister taxa: Cibolites, Doulingoceras, Kingoceras, Meitianoceras, Meixianites, Nielsenoceras, Paraceltites bowdeni
Subtaxa: Paraceltites altudensis Paraceltites costatus Paraceltites elegans Paraceltites hoeferi Paraceltites hubeiensis Paraceltites hunanensis Paraceltites multicostatus Paraceltites ornatus Paraceltites platyventrus Paraceltites rectangularis Paraceltites sellardsi Paraceltites xizangensis Paraceltites zhongguoensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), China (11), Iran (1), Italy (4), Japan (1), Mexico (4), Oman (2), Pakistan (1), Ukraine (1), United States (33: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 60 collections including 68 occurrences
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