†Karamaites Sokolov 1965 (ammonite)
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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
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ghorghoreh (Cretaceous of Iran)
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