Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae
Full reference: Y. Bando. 1964. The Triassic stratigraphy and ammonite fauna of Japan. Science Reports of the Tohoku University. Second Series, Geology 36:1-137
Belongs to Arctoprionites according to Y. Bando 1964
Sister taxa: Arctoprionites nipponicus, Arctoprionites nodosus, Arctoprionites ovalis, Arctoprionites plicatus, Arctoprionites resseri, Arctoprionites subcristatum, Arctoprionites tyrrelli, Arctoprionites yeharai
Type specimen: IGPS 78336. Its type locality is Taho, Anasibirites Beds, Uonashi, Ehime Prefecture, which is in a Smithian marine siliciclastic in the Taho Formation of Japan.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 14.0
Distribution: found only at Taho, Anasibirites Beds, Uonashi, Ehime Prefecture
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