†Brayardites crassus Brühwiler et al. 2010 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arctoceratidae
Full reference: T. Brühwiler, H. Bucher, and N. Goudemand. 2010. Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from Tulong, south Tibet. Geobios 43:403-431
Belongs to Brayardites according to T. Brühwiler et al. 2012
See also Brühwiler et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Brayardites compressus, Brayardites involutus
Type specimen: PIMUZ 27651. Its type locality is TWB71, Tong La West B, Tulong, which is in a Smithian deep subtidal lime mudstone in the Tulong Formation of China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 35.9
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (10 collections), India (3)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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