Abichites
| Abichites Temporal range: U Permian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ceratitida |
| Superfamily: | Xenodiscaceae |
| Family: | Dzhulfitidae |
| Genus: | Abichites Shevyrev, 1965 |
Abichites is Ceratitid genus, assigned to the family Dzhulfitidae. from the Upper Permian of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran [1] with three species recognized: A. abichi, A. mojsisovicsi, and A. stoyanowi (the type).
Abichites is based on Kashmirites, a genus of the Lower Triassic with a strongly ribbed, commonly tuberculate, evolute shell. included in the Xenoceltitidae (Tozer, 1994). Both genera are include in the superfamily Xenodiscaceae
References
- also
- Arkel et al. 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L, Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
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