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Actinocamax

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Actinocamax
Temporal range: 94.3–70.6 Ma
Actinocamax plenus, Dinosaur Isle, Isle of Wight
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Superorder: Belemnoidea
Genus: Actinocamax
Miller 1823

Actinocamax (from Template:Lang-el aktís, 'ray' and Template:Lang-el camax 'stake')[1] is a genus of belemnite, an extinct group of cephalopods.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-04-10.