Aphantites is a Lower Pennsylvanian ammonite belonging to the goniatitid family Reticuloceratidae which are characterized by involute subdiscoidal shells covered by linear or biconvex growth lines that may be crossed by longitudinal lirae, producing a reticulate pattern. Sutures are simple, the ventral lobe double pronged. Related genera include Surenites and Reticuloceras.

Aphantites
Temporal range: U Carboniferous (U Penn)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Family: Reticuloceratidae
Subfamily: Reticuloceratinae
Genus: Aphantites
Ruzhencev & Bogoslovskaya, 1978

References

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  • Aphantites in Paleobiology Database, Surenitinae [1] 8/2/10
  • Goniat online, [2], Reticuloceratidae 8/2/10