Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Kashmiritidae
Full reference: A. Brayard and H. Bucher. 2008. Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoid faunas from northwestern Guangxi (South China): taxonomy and biochronology. Fossils and Strata 55:1-179
Belongs to Kashmirites according to A. Brayard and H. Bucher 2008
Sister taxa: Kashmirites armatus, Kashmirites baidi, Kashmirites blaschkei, Kashmirites borealis, Kashmirites columbianus, Kashmirites confusionensis, Kashmirites densistriatus, Kashmirites evolutus, Kashmirites kapila, Kashmirites nivalis, Kashmirites robustus, Kashmirites shevyrevi, Kashmirites stepheni, Kashmirites subarmatus, Kashmirites subrobustus, Kashmirites utahensis, Kashmirites warreni, Kashmirites weisserti, Anakashmirites lidacensis, Anakashmirites molensis, Anakashmirites radiosus, Anakashmirites brouweri, Anakashmirites purusha
Type specimen: PIMUZ 25808. Its type locality is Waili cave section WSB, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone in the Luolou Formation of China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 38.5
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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