''Ananorites'' is a genus of extinct cephalopods belonging to the ceratitd family

Noritidae The Noritidae, sometimes spelled Noritidea, is an extinct cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan Taxonomic rank, class Cephalopoda (Greek language, Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilu ...

found in the Middle Triassic of the Himalaya. The shell is thinly discoidal, evolute, and smooth; cross section highly compressed; venter narrowly rounded except at the late stage where sharp shoulders are developed. As with others of its kind, ''Ananorites'' was probably a

nekton Nekton or necton (from the ) is any aquatic organism that can actively and persistently propel itself through a water column (i.e. swimming) without touching the bottom. Nektons generally have powerful tails and appendages (e.g. fins, pleopods, ...

ic (swimming) stalking marine predator that spent its time hunting above the sea floor.

References

* Arkell, et al., 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea; Part L,

Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology The ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology,'' published from 1953–2007 by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas, then 2009–present by the University of Kansas Paleontological Institute, is a definitive multi-authore ...

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Paleobiology Database entry on Ananorites
Noritidae Ceratitida genera Triassic animals of Asia Middle Triassic ammonites {{Ceratitida-stub