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Genus of molluscs (fossil) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frankites is an extinct genus of cephalopods from the Triassic period included in the Trachyceratidae, a family of mostly evolute ammonites, coiled so as all whorls are showing, and commonly ornamented with flexious, tuberculate ribs. Related genera include Anolcites, Daxatina, and Trachyceras.
Frankites Temporal range: Triassic | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ceratitida |
Family: | †Trachyceratidae |
Subfamily: | †Anolcitinae |
Genus: | †Frankites Tozer, 1971 |
Frankites has been found in Nevada, British Columbia, China, India, and Italy with a variety of other ceratitid ammonites.
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