Alpinites
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Genus of molluscs (fossil)
| Alpinites | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Goniatitida |
| Family: | †Posttornoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Discoclymeniinae |
| Genus: | †Alpinites Bogoslovsky 1971 |
Alpinites is a genus belonging to the Discoclymeniinae subfamily, a member of the Goniatitida order. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.
References
[edit ]- The Paleobiology Database accessed on 10/01/07
