Balkanites

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Balkanites
Temporal range: Triassic
Fossil
Scientific classification
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Mollusca
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Ceratitaceae
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Balkanites

Ganev 1966

Balkanites is a genus of extinct ammonites (s.l.), belonging to the ceratitid superfamily Ceratitacea and family Tirolitidae. It is restricted to the Triassic period. As common to the family, the shell is evolute with lateral tubercles. The suture is not elaborate.

References[]

  • Arkel et al., Mesozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea. Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press; R. C. Moore (ed)
  • Balkinites -PaleoDB


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