bactritid

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What does bactritid mean?

Any cephalopod of the order †Bactritida of straight-shelled (orthoconic) cephalopods, that lived 410 to 230 million years age.

Where does bactritid come from?

See New Latin bactris, Ancient Greek βάκτρον (báktron, “staff, cudgel”)

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