Jinyaceras hindostanum Diener 1897 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Melagathiceratidae

Alternative combination: Nannites hindostanus

Synonyms: Juvenites heberti Diener 1897, Juvenites herberti Diener 1897, Nannites herberti Diener 1897

Full reference: C. Diener. 1897. The Cephalopoda of the Lower Trias. Palaeontologia Indica 15(2):1-581

Belongs to Jinyaceras according to T. Brühwiler et al. 2012

See also Brühwiler et al. 2010, Diener 1897, Kummel and Steele 1962, Spath 1934 and Welter 1922

Sister taxon: Jinyaceras bellum

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 14.7

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (8 collections), Greece (2), India (10), Indonesia (2)

Total: 22 collections including 24 occurrences

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