†Ussuridiscus varaha Diener 1897 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Mullericeratidae
Alternative combination: Meekoceras varaha
Synonym: Hubeitoceras wangi Zakharov and Mu 2007
Belongs to Ussuridiscus according to J. F. Jenks et al. 2025
See also Spath 1934, Ware and Bucher 2018 and Zakharov and Mu 2007
Sister taxa: Ussuridiscus ensanus, Ussuridiscus ornatus, Ussuridiscus ventriosus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 34.4
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (17 collections), India (3), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (5), United States (4: Nevada)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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