Aristoptychites
Aristoptychites is an extinct genus of cephalopod from the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic belonging to the ammonoid subclass.
| Aristoptychites Temporal range: Anisian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ceratitida |
| Family: | †Ptychitidae |
| Genus: | †Aristoptychites Diener, 1916 |
Shell involute, whorls strongly embraced, venter acutely rounded. Suture curved, subammonitic; more closely resembles that of Flexoptychites or Discoptychites than of other ptychitids.
References
- Arkell, W.J.; Kummel, B.; Wright, C.W. (1957). Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 4. Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
- Aristoptychites Paleobiology Database, 6/8/12
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