Paranorites varians Waagen 1895 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae

Alternative combination: Meekoceras varians

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1895. Fossils from the Ceratite Formation. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 2(1):1-323

Belongs to Paranorites according to Y. Shigeta and Y. D. Zakharov 2009

See also Waagen 1895

Sister taxa: Paranorites aequalis, Paranorites ambiensis, Paranorites gigas, Paranorites hillae, Paranorites hydaspis, Paranorites inflatus, Paranorites jenksi, Paranorites kingianus, Paranorites lichuanensis, Paranorites lyellianus, Paranorites madagascariensis, Paranorites magnumbilicatum, Paranorites praestans, Paranorites queenslandicus, Paranorites volutus, Paranorites xiaohensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 66.8

Distribution:

• Triassic of Pakistan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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