Frankites is an extinct genus of cephalopods from the Triassic period  included in the Trachyceratidae, a family of mostly evolute ammonites, coiled so as all whorls are showing, and commonly ornamented with flexious, tuberculate ribs.
Frankites represents an extinct genus of cephalopods from the Triassic period, similar to other genera within the Trachyceratidae family. This family consists of mostly evolute ammonites that coil with all whorls visible and are commonly decorated with flexuous, tuberculate ribs.