Biology:Alpinites
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Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- The Paleobiology Database accessed on 10/01/07
Wikidata ☰ Q4735610 entry
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