†Kymatites yanjiaensis Xu 1988 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae
Full reference: G. H. Xu. 1988. Early Triassic cephalopods from Lichuan, western Hubei. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 27:437-456
Belongs to Kymatites according to Y. D. Zakharov and L. Mu 2007
See also Xu 1988
Sister taxa: Kymatites posterus, Kymatites typus, Kymatites xiaohensis
Type specimen: Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50593. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-2, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 37.7
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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