Pseudaspenites layeriformis Welter 1922 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Aspenitidae

Alternative combination: Aspenites layeriformis

Synonyms: Inyoites oblicatus Chao 1959, Inyoites obliplicatus Chao 1959, Inyoites striatus Chao 1959

Full reference: O. A. Welter. 1922. Die Ammoniten der Unteren Trias von Timor. Palaeontologie von Timor 11:83-160

Belongs to Pseudaspenites according to M. Đaković et al. 2022

See also Brayard and Bucher 2008, Brühwiler and Bucher 2012, Brühwiler et al. 2012, Spath 1934 and Welter 1922

Sister taxa: Pseudaspenites balinii, Pseudaspenites evolutus, Pseudaspenites planus, Pseudaspenites tenuis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 25.9

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (14 collections), India (3), Indonesia (1), Oman (3), Serbia and Montenegro (1)

Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences

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