Ptychites

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Ptychites
Temporal range: Middle Triassic, 247.2 –235.0  Ma
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Fossil of Ptychites studeri from Bosnia, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ceratitida
Family: Ptychitidae
Genus: Ptychites
Mojsisovics, 1875

Ptychites is an extinct genus of cephalopods belonging to the family Ptychitidae. These nektonic carnivores lived during the Triassic period, from Anisian to Ladinian age. [1]

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Species

Description

Species in this genus are quite variable in form, ranging from subglobose to laterally compressed. The surface of the shell is sculptured with low folds. [2]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Triassic of Afghanistan, Austria, Canada, China, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey, United States. [3]

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