Parahoplitidae is an extinct family of Cretaceous ammonites with stoutly ribbed, compressed, generally involute shells lacking or with only minor tubercles included in the Deshayestoidea, a superfamily now separated from the Hoplitacaceae.
Subfamilies and genera
The family contains two subfamilies and eight genera.[1]
- Deshayesitinae Stoyanow, 1949
- Deshayesites Kazansky, 1914
- Dufrenoyia Kilian and Reboul, 1915
- Diadochoceras Hyatt, 1900
- Hypacanthoplites Spath, 1923
- Parahoplitinae Spath, 1922
- Kazanskyella Stoyanow, 1949
- Parahoplites Anthula, 1899
- Sinzowiella Stoyanow, 1949
- Parahoplitoides Spath, 1922
References
- Arkell et al., 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea. Geological Soc of America and University of Kansas press.