†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
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