''Armatites'' is an Upper Devonian goniatitid included in the tornoceratid family. The shell, or conch, is discoidal, with flattened flanks, a flattened venter with a double keel, and a deep ventral sinus, but without ventrolateral grooves. The lateral saddle of the suture is broad. ''Armatites'' is known from the Upper Devonian (Fammenian) of Canning Basin in Australia. The subfamily in which it is included, the

Aulatornoceratinae Aulatornoceratinae is one of three subfamilies of the goniatitid family Tornoceratidae, an extinct order of Paleozoic ammonoid cephalopods. ''Aulotornoceratinae'' was established as a subfamily by R.T.Becker, 1993, initially for '' Aulatornocera ...

is also known from France with the genus ''

Aulatornoceras ''Aulatornoceras'' is a genus belonging to the subfamily Aulatornoceratinae, a member of the Goniatitida, an extinct order of shelled cephalopods included in the Ammonoidea.

''. In terms of nomenclature ''Armatites'' started as ''Pseudoclymenia'' by Wedekind in 1918, became ''Tornoceras (Polonoceras)'' by Glenister in 1958, simply ''Polonoceras'' by Bogoslovskii, 1971, and finally ''Armatites'' by Becker in 1993.

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Goniat Online
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The Paleobiology Database ''Armatites''
6/9/12 Goniatitida genera Tornoceratidae Late Devonian ammonites Ammonites of Australia Famennian life Famennian genus first appearances Famennian genus extinctions {{Goniatitida-stub