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Glaphyrites

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Glaphyrites
Temporal range: Carboniferous-Permian, 326–279 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Goniatitida
Family: Glaphyritidae
Genus: Glaphyrites
Ruzhencev, 1936
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Glaphyrites is a genus of extinct cephalopods belonging to the family Glaphyritidae, included in the superfamily Somoholitoidea. So far, over 50 species have been described.[1]

Some specimens have been found at San Gregorio Formation, Uruguay.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Glaphyrites at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Glaphyrites - Mindat.org