Karamaites Sokolov 1965 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae

Alternative spelling: Placenticeras (Karamaites)

Parent taxon: Placenticeratidae according to A. Roy and S. Bardhan 2020

See also Cobban et al. 1989 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Baghiceratinae, Gissarites, Hengestites, Hoplitoplacenticeras, Metaplacenticeras, Placenticeras, Proplacenticeras, Rapidoplacenticeratinae, Stantonoceras

Subtaxa: Karamaites grossouvrei

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Ghorghoreh (Cretaceous of Iran)

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