Frankites

Frankites is an extinct genus of cephalopods from the Triassic period included in the Trachyceratidae, a family of mostly evolute ammonites, coiled so as all whorls are showing, and commonly ornamented with flexious, tuberculate ribs. Related genera include Anolcites, Daxatina, and Trachyceras.

Frankites Temporal range: Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ceratitida
Family:	†Trachyceratidae
Subfamily:	†Anolcitinae
Genus:	†Frankites Tozer, 1971

Frankites has been found in Nevada, British Columbia, China, India, and Italy with a variety of other ceratitid ammonites.

References

• Frankites -Paleobio