Biology:Abichites
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Short description: Genus of molluscs (fossil)
| Abichites Temporal range: U Permian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ceratitida |
| 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 included in the superfamily Xenodiscaceae.
References
- Arkel et al. 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L, Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
Wikidata ☰ Q2159200 entry
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