Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paraceltitidae
Alternative spelling: Paraceltitinae
Parent taxon: Xenodiscaceae according to D. Korn 2006
See also Leonova 2002, Spinosa et al. 1975, Tozer 1969 and Tozer 1981
Sister taxa: Dzhulfitidae, Dzulfitidae, Hemilecanitidae, Huananoceratidae, Kashmiritidae, Kraffticeras, Liuchengoceratidae, Pleuronodoceratidae, Pseudotirolitidae, Tapashanitidae, Xenoceltitidae, Xenodiscidae
Subtaxa: Cibolites Doulingoceras Kingoceras Meitianoceras Meixianites Nielsenoceras Paraceltites Paraceltites bowdeni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection)
• Permian of Azerbaijan (2), Canada (2: British Columbia), China (19), Iran (3), Italy (4), Japan (5), Mexico (10), Oman (2), Pakistan (1), Tunisia (2), Ukraine (1), United States (46: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 98 collections including 113 occurrences