†family Sphingitidae Arthaber 1911 (ceratite)
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Sphingitidae
Parent taxon: Arcestaceae according to E. T. Tozer 1981
Sister taxa: Arcestidae, Cladiscitidae, Joannitidae, Proarcestidae
Subtaxa: Sphingites
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
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