| Maximites | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Goniatitida |
| Superfamily: | †Pseudohaloritoidea |
| Family: | †Maximitidae Ruzhencev 1960 |
| Genus: | †Maximites Miller and Furnish, 1957 |
Maximites is a genus ofLate Carboniferousammonoids. Adult specimens werethe smallest known ammonoids, only at about 1 cm (0.39 in) in diameter of shells.[1] Fossils are found in various Late Carboniferous marine strata inNorth America.Maximites is thesole genus ofMaximitidae, one of twofamilies of the SuperfamilyPseudohaloritoidea, an important subgroup of theorderGoniatitida.
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