- Maximitidae
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Pseudohaloritaceae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Order: Goniatitida Suborder: Tornoceratatina Superfamily: Pseudohaloritaceae Family: Maximitidae
Ruzhencev 1957Genus - Maximites
Maximitidae is one of two families of the Pseudohaloritaceae Superfamily, 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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