Alpinites
| Alpinites | |
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| Phylum: | Mollusca
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| Order: | Goniatitida
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| Suborder: | Tornoceratatina
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| Superfamily: | Tornocerataceae
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| Genus: | Alpinites 1971
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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
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