Actinocamax
Actinocamax (from Greek: ἀκτίς aktís, 'ray' and Greek: κάμαξ camax 'stake')[1] is a genus of belemnite, an extinct group of cephalopods.[2]
| Actinocamax Temporal range: | |
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| Actinocamax plenus, Dinosaur Isle, Isle of Wight | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Superorder: | †Belemnoidea |
| Genus: | †Actinocamax Miller 1823 |
References
- 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.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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