Alternative spelling: Pinacocerataceae
Parent taxon: Pinacoceratina according to V. Pieroni and M. Balini 2026
See also Astakhova 1971, Fantini Sestini 1994, Fantini Sestini 1996, Krystyn et al. 2019, Kummel 1969, Tozer 1981, Tozer 1994 and Vörös 2018
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Carnitidae Gymnitidae Japonitidae Klamathitidae Pinacoceratidae Sturiidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Kaihikuan of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Triassic of Afghanistan (4), Albania (3), Austria (46), Bosnia and Herzegovina (15), Canada (47: Alberta, British Columbia), China (23), Croatia (1), Greece (12), Hungary (32), India (13), Indonesia (5), Iran (5), Israel (2), Italy (41), Japan (5), Malaysia (1), Nepal (6), New Zealand (4), Oman (3), Papua New Guinea (3), Peru (1), Romania (7), the Russian Federation (40), Serbia (1), Slovenia (2), Spain (5), Switzerland (2), Tajikistan (3), Thailand (2), Türkiye (28), Ukraine (2), United States (83: Alaska, California, Nevada, nevada), Vietnam (1)
Total: 449 collections including 686 occurrences