Uchtites
| Uchtites Temporal range: Late Devonian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Anarcestida |
| Family: | Acanthoclymeniidae |
| Genus: | Uchtites Bogoslovskii, 1958 |
Uchtites is an ammonoid cephalopod genus included in the anarcestid family Acanthoclymediidae that lived during the Devonian period. Its shell is lenticular, flat sided, with a tight umbilicus and sharp ventral keel bordered by weak nodules in adult specimens. The suture has a trifid ventral, rounded outer lateral, weak rounded inner lateral and wedge shaped dorsal lobe.
Acanthoclymenia, Gogocers, Nordiceras, and Ponticeras are related genera. The type species is Gephyroceras syrjanicum Holzapfel, 1899.
References
- Uchtites in Goniat on line
- Uchtites in Paleobiology db
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