Glottoptychinites

The shell, which grew to be rather large, is evolute, strongly and sharply ribbed. Ribbing is both simple and biplicate, with primary ribs bifurcating (splitting) on either flank before crossing the venter. The whorl section is round.

Glottoptychinites
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Ammonitida
Superfamily:
Perisphinctaceae
Family:
Perisphinctidae
Subfamily:
Dorsoplanitinae
Genus:
Glottoptychinites

Buckman, 1923

Glottoptychinites is similar in form to the closely related, strongly ribbed and evolute Pavlovia, Epipallasiceras, and Paravirgatites.

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  • W.J Arkell, et al. 1957, Mesozoic ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, (L333-334). Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.


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