Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Melagathiceratidae
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 Paranannites according to A. Brayard and H. Bucher 2008
Sister taxa: Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites baudi, Paranannites involutus, Paranannites mulleri, Paranannites oviformis, Paranannites sinensis, Paranannites slossi, Paranannites subangulosus
Type specimen: PIMUZ 26084. Its type locality is Jinya Section Jin4, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone in China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 13.7
Distribution: found only at Jinya Section Jin4
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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