Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae
Full reference: G. H. Xu. 1988. Early Triassic cephalopods from Lichuan, western Hubei. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 27:437-456
Belongs to Paranorites according to G. H. Xu 1988
Sister taxa: Paranorites aequalis, Paranorites ambiensis, Paranorites gigas, Paranorites hillae, Paranorites hydaspis, Paranorites inflatus, Paranorites jenksi, Paranorites kingianus, Paranorites lyellianus, Paranorites madagascariensis, Paranorites magnumbilicatum, Paranorites praestans, Paranorites queenslandicus, Paranorites varians, Paranorites volutus, Paranorites xiaohensis
Type specimen: Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50600. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-3, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 32.2
Distribution: found only at Xiaohe Xh-80-C-3, Lichuan
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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