Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paraceltitidae
Parent taxon: Xenodiscaceae according to D. Korn 2006
See also Leonova 2002, 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 (9), Oman (2), Pakistan (1), Tunisia (2), Ukraine (1), United States (46: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 97 collections including 111 occurrences