''Paraceratites elegans'' is an extinct species of

ammonite Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to as ammonites, are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e., octopuses, squid and cuttlefish) ...

cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head ...

in the family

Ceratitidae ''Ceratitidae'' is an extinct family of ammonite cephalopods. Fossils of ''Ceratitidae'' are found in the Triassic marine strata throughout the world, including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania. Selected genera Subfam ...

. It is known from the Triassic of China and Israel.

References

''Paraceratites elegans''
at The Paleobiology Database Ceratitidae Triassic cephalopods Fossils of China Fauna of Israel Fossil taxa described in 1882 Molluscs described in 1882 {{Ceratitida-stub