''Abichites'' is ceratitid genus, assigned to the family Dzhulfitidae, from the Upper Permian of
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/ref> with three species recognized: ''A. abichi'', ''A. mojsisovicsi'', and ''A. stoyanowi'' (the type).
''Abichites'' is based on '' Kashmirites'', a genus of the Lower Triassic with a strongly ribbed, commonly tuberculate, evolute shell. included in the Xenoceltitidae (Tozer, 1994). Both genera are included in the superfamily Xenodiscaceae.
References
* Arkel et al. 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L, Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
Ceratitida genera
Permian animals of Asia
Xenodiscoidea
Permian cephalopods
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