†subfamily Mayaitinae Spath 1928 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Alternative spelling: Mayaitidae

Parent taxon: Sphaeroceratidae according to M. Alberti et al. 2015

See also Arkell et al. 1957 and Helmstaedt 1969

Sister taxa: Chondroceras, Eocephalites, Eurycephalitinae, Labyrinthoceras, Oecoptychoceras, Sphaeroceras

Subtaxa: Dhosaites Epimayaites Grayiceras Mayaites Paryphoceras

view classification

Type: Mayaites

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Antarctica (1 collection), China (1), Eritrea (2), India (37), Iraq (1), Madagascar (17), Nepal (1), Yemen (3)

Total: 63 collections including 171 occurrences

Show more details