†Wailiceras aemulus Brayard and Bucher 2008 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae
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 Wailiceras according to A. Brayard et al. 2013
See also Brayard and Bucher 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIMUZ 25953. Its type locality is Waili cave section Jin61, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone in the Luolou Formation of China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 35.1
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (7 collections), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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