Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arctoceratidae
Alternative combination: Kazakhstanites pilatoides
Full reference: J. Guex. 1978. Le Trias inférieur des Salt Ranges (Pakistan): problèmes biochronologiques. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 71(1):105-141
Belongs to Nammalites according to X. Dai et al. 2023
See also Brühwiler et al. 2010, Brühwiler and Bucher 2012, Brühwiler and Bucher 2012 and Brühwiler et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Mus. Hist. Nat. Geneva G-P 56, a shell. Its type locality is Zaluch, Bed 6d, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine limestone in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 31.0
Distribution:
• Triassic of Afghanistan (3 collections), China (14), India (12), Oman (5), Pakistan (8)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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