Himalayitidae

Himalayitidae is an extinct family of ammonites in the superfamily Perisphinctoidea. The family existed from the Tithonian of the Jurassic to the Berriasian of the Cretaceous. The family is thought to derive from Perisphinctidae.

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Cephalopoda

Subclass:†Ammonoidea

Order:†Ammonitida

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Himalayitidae Temporal range: 150.8–140.2 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Superfamily:	†Perisphinctoidea
Family:	†Himalayitidae Spath, 1925[2]
Genera[1]
†Ardesciella †Aulacosphinctes †Corongoceras †Durangites †Hegaratites †Himalayites †Parodontoceras †Parrasiella †Riasanella †Tithopeltoceras †Toucasiella †Windhauseniceras
Synonyms
Himalayitinae

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