Paracymatoceras rota Blanford 1861 (nautiloid)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Alternative combinations: Hercoglossa rota, Nautilus rota

Belongs to Paracymatoceras according to E. Gliozzi and A. Malatesta 1983

See also Kobayashi 1954 and Spengler 1910

Sister taxa: Paracymatoceras asper, Paracymatoceras milleri, Paracymatoceras rufum, Paracymatoceras tunghaicum

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bed 13 (of Douvillé) - Operculina limestone (Paleocene of China)

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