Hubeitoceras yanjiaensis Xu 1988 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Alternative combination: Koninckites yanjiaensis

Synonyms: Koninckites hubeiensis Xu 1988, Koninckites xiaohensis Xu 1988

Full reference: G. H. Xu. 1988. Early Triassic cephalopods from Lichuan, western Hubei. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 27:437-456

Belongs to Hubeitoceras according to T. Brühwiler et al. 2008

See also Xu 1988

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Hubeitoceras yanjiaensis: Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50612. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-3, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.
  • Koninckites hubeiensis: Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50605. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-2, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.
  • Koninckites xiaohensis: Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50595. 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 32.3

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences

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