†Xenodiscoides beatus Xu 1988 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae
Full reference: G. H. Xu. 1988. Early Triassic cephalopods from Lichuan, western Hubei. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 27:437-456
Belongs to Xenodiscoides according to G. H. Xu 1988
Sister taxa: Xenodiscoides calnani, Xenodiscoides falcatus, Xenodiscoides hollandi, Xenodiscoides involutus, Xenodiscoides perplicatus, Xenodiscoides variocostatus
Type specimen: Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50615. 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 79.3
Distribution: found only at Xiaohe Xh-80-C-2, Lichuan
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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