Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae
Full reference: T. Brühwiler, H. Bucher, and N. Goudemand. 2010. Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from Tulong, south Tibet. Geobios 43:403-431
Belongs to Prionites according to T. Brühwiler et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Prionites arenarius, Prionites hollandi, Prionites markevichi, Prionites nammalensis, Prionites subtuberculatus, Prionites trapezoidalis, Prionites tuberculatus
Type specimen: PIMUZ 27671. Its type locality is Tulong Tu58, which is in a Smithian deep subtidal lime mudstone in the Tulong Formation of China.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 29.3
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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