†family Carnitidae Arthaber 1911 (ceratite)
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Carnitidae
Parent taxon: Pinacocerataceae according to E. T. Tozer 1981
Sister taxa: Gymnitidae, Japonitidae, Klamathitidae, Pinacoceratidae, Ptychitidae, Sturiidae
Subtaxa: Carnites Pseudocarnites
Type: Carnites
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
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