Albanites
| Albanites Temporal range: Lower Triassic | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ceratitida |
| Family: | †Noritidae |
| Genus: | †Albanites Arthaber, 1909 |
Albanites is a genus of extinct cephalopods belonging to the ammonoid order Ceratitida that lived during the Early Triassic epoch.
Appearance
[edit]The shell of Albanites is more or less involute, smooth or faintly ribbed. Sides are flattened; the venter, which is the outer rim, is broadly rounded. Sutures are ceratitic with jagged lobes and rounded saddles.
Classification
[edit]Albanites is included in the family Meekoceratidae although Arkell, et al. (1957) included it in the Noritidae in the Treatise Part L, 1957.
References
[edit]- Arkell, et al., 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L. Geological Soc. of America and University of Kansas Press.
- Albanites-Paleodb 10/8/11
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